[Nonfarm Payrolls Surprise Drives U.S. Stocks Higher, Optical Communications Continue to Lead AI Market] BlockBeats News, August 7: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for July unexpectedly decreased, prompting traders to scale back bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes, leading to a collective rise in U.S. stocks at the open. The Nasdaq rose 0.77% at the start of trading, the S&P 500 gained 0.33%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.10%. According to BIT (bit.com) market data, storage-related stocks saw partial gains at the open, with SanDisk (SNDK) rising over 3%. Optical communication stocks broadly advanced, with optical module manufacturer AAOI surging over 7%. The company expects its production capacity to expand tenfold within two years, and its 1.6T product is expected to receive major client certification within two weeks. Coherent climbed over 9%. In the semiconductor sector, SK Hynix fell 1.64%, while Micron Technology rose 1.19%. Storage stocks and neocloud stocks mostly followed the upward trend, with SNDK up 3.21% and NBIS up 1.16%.