Western Digital Corp reported FY2027 Q1 revenue $4.38 bln, versus $4.15 bln expected.

Trump said Iran is trying to drive oil prices higher ahead of the US midterm elections by fabricating attacks, laying mines and staging other incidents. He added that oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are currently larger than before the conflict and reiterated that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons.

Optical-communications sector pullback sent Lianxun Instruments shares lower. The company says production and operations are normal and order deliveries are proceeding as planned. Sampling oscilloscopes, bit-error-rate analyzers and clock-recovery units for 800G and 1.6T optical-module testing are the main products being delivered this year and face strong demand. Lianxun is the second global vendor to offer the full set of core 1.6T optical-module test instruments; capacity expansion is being advanced steadily in line with business needs. Earlier guidance showed net profit for the first three quarters of 2026 of 1.9–2.1 bln yuan, up 1,866%–2,072.95% YoY.