U.S. Markets Moved Upward Thursday; Pure Storage Led Increases

U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday with the adding 0.53%. Meanwhile, the gained 0.32%, and the rose 0.16%.

The of small-cap stocks increased 0.31%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 4.04%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Pure Storage Inc. Cl A (PSTG), was the biggest leader during the session, rocketing 32.40%, and Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) soared 20.22%. Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares rising 7.79%.

Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) posted the largest decline, plunging 13.11%, followed by Cooper Cos. (COO) shares, which plunged 12.85%. Shares of Veeva Systems Inc. Cl A (VEEV) declined 7.23%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.43%, while gold futures were up 0.84%. rose 0.03% to $111,958.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.210%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.73% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.14%.

In Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.20% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.42% from the previous close.

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