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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, OceanaGold Corp. $(OGC)$ was up 4.6% in pre-market trading, and Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) was up 4.6%.
Atmos Energy Corp. $(ATO)$, Core & Main Inc. $(CNM)$, and BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (BMNR) were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(XENE)$ and Icon PLC $(ICLR)$ had posted declines, falling 25.9% and 5.4%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 3.74%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.26%, while gold futures were up 0.48%. Bitcoin rose 1.93% to $78,012.
The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.966%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 1.14% and 0.61%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.38% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.94%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.58% and the FTSE 100 Index falling 0.85% from the previous close.
U.S. stock markets open for trading at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2026.