[U.S. Stock Market's Three Major Indexes Open Higher, Storage Concept Stocks Rise Across the Board] BlockBeats News, on October 9, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.05%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.27%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.54%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 2.6% following reports that the company is cutting iPhone 18 Pro orders due to weak demand. Storage concept stocks rose broadly, with Micron Technology (MU.O), SK Hynix (SKHY.O), and SanDisk (SNDK.O) up about 1.5%, while Seagate Technology (STX.O) and Western Digital (WDC.O) rose about 1%.