On June 12, AST SpaceMobile declined 5.21% in regular trading, trading at $90.51/share, with turnover of $421 million. The stock had surged over 5% in pre-market on positive news but quickly reversed after the open.

On the news front, the pre-market rally was fueled by the company's announcement that BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 satellites are scheduled to launch on June 17 from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, aiming to expand its direct-to-device broadband network with nearly double the peak data transmission rates of first-generation satellites. However, this catalyst was overwhelmed by broader selling pressure as investors rotated out of high-flying space stocks to raise capital ahead of SpaceX's anticipated IPO. Peer Iridium Communications fell 4.39% on the same day, reflecting sustained sector-wide weakness.

Within the Alternative Carriers sector, Anterix rose 4.37%, Bandwidth Inc. rose 2.19%, Lumen Technologies rose 0.12%, while Globalstar fell 0.6% and Iridium fell 4.39%.

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