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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, SPX Technologies Inc. (SPXC) was up 15.8% in pre-market trading, and Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (OTF) was up 6.2%.

Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$, Wesco International Inc. $(WCC)$, and Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AAOI) and Matador Resources Co. (MTDR) had posted declines, falling 12.3% and 5.6%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.30%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.27%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.57%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.56%, while gold futures were up 0.46%. Bitcoin was up 0.63% to $77,826.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.721%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.43% and 0.98%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.74% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.59%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.01% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.13% 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 August 24, 2026.