• AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares are up 4.4% at $77.45 on significant trading volume.
  • The stock's rise comes despite a downgrade to Hold from Buy by Deutsche Bank, citing a catastrophic New Glenn rocket explosion last night that is expected to delay Blue Origin's launch timeline and impact AST's satellite deployment.
  • This suggests resilience or dip-buying, as the stock stages a technical rebound after a three-day slide.