U.S. Indexes Finished Mixed Thursday As West Pharmaceutical Svcs Led, Dow Lagged

U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Thursday as the gained 0.18%. Meanwhile, the rose 0.07%, and the dropped 0.70%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , dropped 1.30%, and the Cboe Volatility Index was unchanged.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST), was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 23.07%, and Icon PLC (ICLR) surged 16.15%. TechnipFMC PLC (FTI) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares surging 11.64%.

Dow Inc. (DOW) posted the largest decline, tumbling 17.47%, followed by Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) shares, which tumbled 16.83%. Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) tumbled 13.31%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.22%, while gold futures were down 0.69%. fell 0.10% to $118,910.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.405%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.59% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.65%.

In Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.24% and the FTSE 100 Index gaining 0.85% from the previous close.

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