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U.S. Indexes Decreased Tuesday; Rocket Lab Fell Furthest

Sep 16, 2025 16:10:00 -0400 | #Markets

Stock indexes in the U.S. declined Tuesday with the declining 0.27%. Meanwhile, the dropped 0.13%, and the declined 0.07%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , fell 0.06%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was up 3.76%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB) posted the largest decline during the session, tumbling 12.57%, followed by Cameco Corp. (CCJ) shares, which declined 7.03%. Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Series A (WBD) dropped 6.22%.

Bloom Energy Corp. (BE), was the biggest leader, increasing 9.36%, and Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (FERG) added 7.96%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (KTOS) rounded out the top three leaders on Tuesday, with shares increasing 7.93%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.07%, and gold futures were up 0.22%. rose 0.09% to $116,934.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.033%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.30% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.04%.

In Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 1.14% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.88% from the previous close.

U.S. stock markets close for trading at 4 p.m. ET. For regular updates on the trading day, visit Barron’s.

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