U.S. Indexes Ended Wednesday Mixed As FTAI Aviation Led, Check Point Software Lagged

U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday with the increasing 0.15%. Meanwhile, the 0.12%, and the dropped 0.38%.

The of small-cap stocks declined 0.63%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was up 1.69%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI), was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 26.56%, and Teradyne Inc. (TER) jumped 18.88%. Humana Inc. (HUM) rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares jumping 12.53%.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) posted the largest decline, tumbling 14.50%, followed by Entegris Inc. (ENTG) shares, which plunged 14.46%. Shares of Unum Group (UNM) plunged 12.20%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.36%, and gold futures were up 0.02%. rose 0.10% to $117,055.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.370%.

Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.05% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.02% and the FTSE 100 Index steady from the previous close.

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