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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Dayforce Inc. (DAY) was up 26.7% in pre-market trading, and JBS N.V. Cl A $(JBS)$ was up 4.8%.

First Solar Inc. $(FSLR)$, Nextracker Inc. $(NXT)$, and Entegris Inc. $(ENTG)$ were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (BMNR) and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(MDGL)$ had posted declines, falling 6.6% and 4.0%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.13%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.11%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.54%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.29%, while gold futures were up 0.34%. Bitcoin fell 2.23% to $115,027.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.297%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was down 0.29%, while the Dow was up 0.08%. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.77% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.85%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.20% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.05% 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 18, 2025.

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