U.S. Markets Closed Mixed Wednesday As IonQ Led, Centene Lagged

U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday as the added 0.94%. Meanwhile, the gained 0.47%, and the declined 0.02%.

The , which focuses on small-cap stocks, increased 1.28%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 1.31%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Centene Corp. (CNC) posted the largest decline during the session, plummeting 40.35%, followed by Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) shares, which cratered 22.09%. Shares of Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) tumbled 11.55%.

IonQ Inc. (IONQ), was the biggest leader, surging 11.60%, and MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) increased 7.76%. SharkNinja Inc. (SN) rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares increasing 7.07%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.32%, while gold futures were up 0.55%. was down 0.15% to $109,584.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.286%.

Stock indexes in Asia were down, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index declining 0.56% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.09%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.18% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.12% from the previous close.

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