Micron stock price drops nearly 5% after hours as Fed jitters hit MU shares
New York, Jan 30, 2026, 16:05 (EST) — After-hours.
Micron Technology (MU.O) shares fell 4.8% to $414.83 in after-hours trading on Friday, after a volatile session that saw the stock swing between $407.26 and $457.21. About 49.3 million shares changed hands.
The dip tracked a broader risk-off tone after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve, with investors also digesting a high inflation reading. “Markets are calibrating” to the pick and the outlook for monetary policy, Michael Hans of Citizens Wealth said; the S&P 500 fell 0.43% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.94%. (Reuters)
For Micron, the bigger tug-of-war is still in memory pricing. Apple warned that rising memory-chip…
