U.S. Markets Rose Friday; Ubiquiti Led Increases

Stock indexes in the U.S. moved upward Friday as the rose 1.89%. Meanwhile, the increased 1.88%, and the gained 1.52%.

The , which focuses on small-cap stocks, increased 3.99%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 14.04%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Ubiquiti Inc. (UI), was the biggest leader during the session, rocketing 30.87%, and Zoom Communications Inc. (ZM) surged 12.71%. Amer Sports Inc. (AS) rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares jumping 11.55%.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (BJ) posted the largest decline, falling 8.54%, followed by Intuit Inc. (INTU) shares, which dropped 5.03%. Shares of Duolingo Inc. (DUOL) fell 3.95%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.13%, and gold futures were up 1.06%. was up 0.07% to $116,745.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.259%.

Stock indexes in Asia were up, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.05% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.45%.

In Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index adding 0.40% and the FTSE 100 Index gaining 0.13% from the previous close.

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