Western Digital Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the computer memory company topped Wall Street expectations for the quarter. Western Digital shares rose 2% to $90.99, following an earlier decline after hours. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $681 million, or $2.23 a share, compared with a loss of $366 million, or $1.28 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $3.56 a share. Revenue rose to $5.18 billion from $4.71 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of $3.31 a share on revenue of $5.13 billion.
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