U.S. Indexes Closed Up Thursday; AST SpaceMobile Climbed Highest

U.S. stock indexes moved upward Thursday as the increased 0.74%. Meanwhile, the rose 0.54%, and the increased 0.52%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , increased 1.22%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 3.03%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS), was the biggest leader during the session, adding 9.16%, and Joby Aviation Inc. (JOBY) increased 8.51%. Snap-On Inc. (SNA) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares increasing 7.84%.

Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) posted the largest decline, plunging 12.06%, followed by Abbott Laboratories (ABT) shares, which dropped 8.45%. Shares of CoreWeave Inc. Cl A (CRWV) dropped 7.57%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.06%, while gold futures were down 0.41%. was down 0.14% to $118,828.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.459%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.60% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.37%.

In Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.96% and the FTSE 100 Index adding 0.52% from the previous close.

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