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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. $(EMAT)$ was up 14.3% in pre-market trading, and Figma Inc. Cl A $(FIG)$ was up 11.5%.

DoorDash Inc. $(DASH)$, Kinetik Holdings Inc. (KNTK), and eBay Inc. $(EBAY)$ were all posting gains of at least 8%. In early trading, Molson Coors Beverage Co. Cl A $(TAP.A)$ and EPAM Systems Inc. $(EPAM)$ had posted declines, falling 20.8% and 14.8%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.23%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.26%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.15%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.41%, and gold futures were down 0.10%. Bitcoin was up 0.57% to $66,595.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.098%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.56% and 0.26%, respectively. In Asia overnight, Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index was up 0.57%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.59% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.64% 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 February 19, 2026.

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