U.S. Indexes Closed Up Friday; Electronic Arts Climbed Highest

Stock indexes in the U.S. rose Friday with the rising 0.65%. Meanwhile, the increased 0.59%, and the increased 0.44%.

The of small-cap stocks increased 0.91%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 8.00%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), was the biggest leader during the session, surging 14.87%, and GlobalFoundries Inc. (GFS) increased 8.37%. Carpenter Technology Corp. (CRS) rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares increasing 8.04%.

MP Materials Corp. (MP) posted the largest decline, plunging 10.94%, followed by Oklo Inc. (OKLO) shares, which fell 7.14%. Shares of CoreWeave Inc. Cl A (CRWV) declined 4.99%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.56%, while gold futures were up 0.64%. was up 0.07% to $109,319.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.185%.

Stock indexes in Asia were down, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index falling 0.87% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.65%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index flat and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.77% from the previous close.

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