Space Sector Falls Broadly Intraday, ASTS Down Nearly 7%, RKLB Down Nearly 5%, RDW Down Over 7%
On Sept 18 intraday, the space sector faced overall pressure, with most mainstream stocks declining. As of press time, ASTS.US traded at $58.52, down 6.68%; RKLB.US at $64.57, down 4.79%; RDW.US at $10.74, down 7.01%. DXYZ.US and VCX.US bucked the trend with slight gains, trading at $31.31 and $31.41, up 0.51% and 0.77% respectively. NASA.US and UFO.US fell 0.87% and 1.03% respectively.
Derivative stocks showed significant divergence. ASTX.US plunged 13.27% to $9.61, RKLX.US fell 9.66% to $14.97, while RKLZ.US surged 9.04% to $19.08 against the trend. SPCX.US, SPCH.US, and SSPC.US moved -1.36%, -2.62%, and 2.96% respectively.
Sector constituents
| Name | Ticker | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| RKLZ | RKLZ.US | 19.08 | +9.04% |
| SSPC | SSPC.US | 8.71 | +2.96% |
| VCX | VCX.US | 31.41 | +0.77% |
| DXYZ | DXYZ.US | 31.31 | +0.51% |
| NASA | NASA.US | 23.94 | -0.87% |
| UFO | UFO.US | 43.21 | -1.03% |
| SPCX | SPCX.US | 152.71 | -1.36% |
| SPCH | SPCH.US | 10.40 | -2.62% |
| RKLB | RKLB.US | 64.57 | -4.79% |
| ASTS | ASTS.US | 58.52 | -6.68% |
| RDW | RDW.US | 10.74 | -7.01% |
| RKLX | RKLX.US | 14.97 | -9.66% |
| ASTX | ASTX.US | 9.61 | -13.27% |