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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Circle Internet Group Inc. (CRCL) was up 17.0% in pre-market trading, and Axon Enterprise Inc. (AXON) was up 15.0%.

Everus Construction Group Inc. (ECG), CAVA Group Inc. (CAVA), and Immunovant Inc. $(IMVT)$ were all posting gains of at least 10%. In early trading, First Solar Inc. $(FSLR)$ and Workday Inc. Cl A (WDAY) had posted declines, falling 16.5% and 9.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.33%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.30%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 3.14%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.74%, while gold futures were up 0.50%. Bitcoin was up 2.03% to $65,785.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.062%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.77% and 0.76%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.20% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.72%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.54% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.98% 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 25, 2026.

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