U.S. Indexes Closed Up Tuesday; Unity Software Led Increases

Stock indexes in the U.S. rose Tuesday with the rising 1.39%. Meanwhile, the rose 1.13%, and the increased 1.10%.

The of small-cap stocks gained 2.97%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 8.92%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Unity Software Inc. (U), was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 12.38%, and United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) jumped 10.23%. Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rounded out the top three leaders on Tuesday, with shares rising 9.23%.

Summit Therapeutics Inc. (SMMT) posted the largest decline, declining 9.08%, followed by Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) shares, which dropped 7.19%. Shares of Axon Enterprise Inc. (AXON) fell 6.12%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.05%, while gold futures were down 0.17%. fell 0.08% to $119,583.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.291%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.15% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.50%.

In Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.21% and the FTSE 100 Index adding 0.20% from the previous close.

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