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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Birkenstock Holding PLC $(BIRK)$ was up 6.3% in pre-market trading, and Nextracker Inc. $(NXT)$ was up 3.5%.
Cisco Systems Inc. $(CSCO)$, Lennar Corp. Cl B $(LEN.B)$, and Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ were all posting gains of at least 2%. In early trading, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. $(DKS)$ and Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN) had posted declines, falling 8.6% and 6.8%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.46%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.37%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 6.45%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 3.40%, while gold futures were down 0.25%. Bitcoin was down 0.95% to $102,322.
The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.514%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was up 0.10%, while the Dow was down 0.21%. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.98% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.68%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.09% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.23% 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 May 15, 2025.
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