🔴 AST SpaceMobile is trading 4.43% down in pre-market amid AI spending concerns

AST SpaceMobile is trading 4.43% down at $39.09 in pre-market on October 22, 2026, amid broader market weakness; no fresh company-specific catalyst clearly explains the decline.

• U.S. futures are lower as technology-sector worries over AI spending and renewed Gulf tensions weigh on markets.
• Reuters reported Asian stocks retreating amid those concerns. October 22 company coverage describes a TELUS satellite-to-smartphone test completed earlier, on October 5.