U.S. Indexes Rose Wednesday; Nike Led Increases

Stock indexes in the U.S. moved upward Wednesday as the added 0.60%. Meanwhile, the gained 0.32%, and the added 0.22%.

The , which focuses on small-cap stocks, gained 0.27%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 3.79%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Nike Inc. Cl B (NKE), was the biggest leader during the session, adding 4.64%, and Micron Technology Inc. (MU) gained 3.77%. Venture Global Inc. (VG) rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares gaining 2.84%.

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) posted the largest decline, falling 8.89%, followed by D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) shares, which fell 5.49%. Shares of IonQ Inc. (IONQ) declined 3.06%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.06%, while gold futures were unchanged. was up 0.08% to $87,570.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.135%.

Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.14% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.53%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index steady and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.19% from the previous close.

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