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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AAOI) was up 11.0% in pre-market trading, and Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) was up 7.9%.

Coherent Corp. $(COHR)$, Caris Life Sciences Inc. $(CAI)$, and Jabil Inc. $(JBL)$ were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, SailPoint Inc. $(SAIL)$ and Elbit Systems Ltd. $(ESLT)$ had posted declines, falling 13.9% and 4.4%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.49%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.50%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.30%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.27%, and gold futures were down 0.63%. Bitcoin fell 0.81% to $73,950.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.194%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.25% and 0.10%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.87% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.32%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.60% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.35% 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 March 18, 2026.

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