U.S. Markets Closed Up Monday; AST SpaceMobile Climbed Highest

U.S. stock indexes increased Monday as the gained 0.64%. Meanwhile, the increased 0.52%, and the added 0.47%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , rose 1.07%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 5.50%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS), was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 14.03%, and IonQ Inc. (IONQ) jumped 11.12%. Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB) rounded out the top three leaders on Monday, with shares adding 9.97%.

Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) posted the largest decline, dropping 7.72%, followed by Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) shares, which dropped 4.56%. Shares of Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) fell 4.18%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were unchanged, while gold futures were up 1.96%. was up 0.07% to $88,378.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.167%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.81% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.69%.

In Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.13% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.32% from the previous close.

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