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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, International Business Machines Corp. $(IBM)$ was up 9.5% in pre-market trading, and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) was up 8.8%.

Royal Caribbean Group $(RCL)$, International Paper Co. $(IP)$, and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. $(CHRW)$ were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Joby Aviation Inc. (JOBY) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. $(LVS)$ had posted declines, falling 14.7% and 9.1%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.23%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.12%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.86%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 2.15%, while gold futures were up 4.11%. Bitcoin fell 1.28% to $87,861.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.249%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 remained unchanged, while the Dow was up 0.02%. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.03% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.16%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.49% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.72% 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 January 29, 2026.

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