U.S. Markets Closed Mixed Friday As Talen Energy Led, Molina Healthcare Lagged

Stock indexes in the U.S. ended Friday mixed with the rising 0.05%. Meanwhile, the was flat, and the fell 0.32%.

The of small-cap stocks dropped 0.59%, and the Cboe Volatility Index was down 0.36%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Talen Energy Corp. (TLN), was the biggest leader during the session, rocketing 24.48%, and Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR) gained 7.77%. NuScale Power Corp. (SMR) rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares rising 7.28%.

Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) posted the largest decline, plunging 10.42%, followed by Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) shares, which fell 8.42%. Shares of CoreWeave Inc. Cl A (CRWV) dropped 6.95%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were unchanged, while gold futures were up 0.25%. was down 0.03% to $117,376.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.427%.

Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.21% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.50%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index steady and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.22% from the previous close.

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