AST SpaceMobile stock drops 9% after Vanguard discloses 7.7% stake, with launch clock ticking
New York, January 30, 2026, 18:54 EST — After-hours AST SpaceMobile shares dropped 8.9% on Friday, closing near $111.21 in after-hours trading. Roughly 19.7 million shares traded hands during the session. The S&P 500 ETF SPY slipped about 0.4%, while the Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ saw minimal movement.