AST SpaceMobile is trading at $64.50, up 10.37% in live trading on October 6, 2026, with coverage linking the rise to a U.S.-Japan statement welcoming its cooperation with Rakuten on low-Earth-orbit satellite infrastructure.

  • On October 5, TELUS and AST SpaceMobile completed their first network integration test for satellite-to-smartphone data, calls and texts.
  • Major U.S. indexes are higher, though the company-specific partnership news is the clearer reported catalyst.