U.S. Indexes Finished Mixed Thursday As Hecla Mining Led, Oracle Lagged

Stock indexes in the U.S. ended Thursday mixed with the rising 1.34%. Meanwhile, the gained 0.21%, and the declined 0.25%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , rose 1.18%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 4.76%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Hecla Mining Co. (HL), was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 12.59%, and Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB) surged 10.45%. Coeur Mining Inc. (CDE) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares increasing 9.55%.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) posted the largest decline, tumbling 10.82%, followed by Robinhood Markets Inc. (HOOD) shares, which fell 9.05%. Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. Cl A (RIVN) fell 6.11%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.34%, and gold futures were up 1.86%. climbed 0.11% to $91,918.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.151%.

Stock indexes in Asia were down, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index declining 0.90% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.70%.

In Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.55% and the FTSE 100 Index adding 0.49% from the previous close.

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