U.S. Indexes Closed Up Thursday; Workday Topped Leaders

Stock indexes in the U.S. moved upward Thursday with the NASDAQ Composite Index adding 0.81%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index increased 0.65%, and the Dow rose 0.13%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the Russell 2000 Index, added 0.22%, and the Cboe Volatility Index was up 0.48%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Workday Inc. Cl A (WDAY), was the biggest leader during the session, surging 17.78%, and HubSpot Inc. (HUBS) surged 14.45%. Sandisk Corp. (SNDK) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares jumping 13.67%.

Tapestry Inc. (TPR) posted the largest decline, plunging 16.50%, followed by Bending Spoons S.p.A. (BSP) shares, which tumbled 16.46%. Shares of Cerebras Systems Inc. (CBRS) plunged 11.85%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.17%, and gold futures were down 1.37%. Bitcoin was unchanged at $63,336.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.653%.

Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.16% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index down 0.50%.

In Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.04% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.56% from the previous close.

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