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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) was up 27.2% in pre-market trading, and Popular Inc. $(BPOP)$ was up 18.5%.

Vertiv Holdings LLC $(VRT.AU)$, Webull Corp. Cl A $(BULL)$, and Summit Therapeutics Inc. $(SMMT)$ were all posting gains of at least 9%. In early trading, Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH) and CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (CCCS) had posted declines, falling 11.5% and 6.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 2.51%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.86%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 6.25%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.76%, and gold futures were down 2.12%. Bitcoin climbed 2.43% to $93,781.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.307%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 2.51% and 2.66%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.89% and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 0.10%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 1.72% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 1.40% 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 April 23, 2025.

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