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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd. (RGC) was up 5.4% in pre-market trading, and AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU) was up 3.7%.

New Gold Inc. (NGD), Pan American Silver Corp. $(PAAS)$, and IonQ Inc. $(IONQ)$ were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) and Insmed Inc. (INSM) had posted declines, falling 2.4% and 2.3%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.00%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.01%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.95%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.60%, while gold futures were up 1.62%. Bitcoin was up 0.94% to $87,916.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.143%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.35% and 0.51%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.37% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.00%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.53% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.42% 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 December 30, 2025.

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