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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Intel Corp. $(INTC)$ was up 9.2% in pre-market trading, and Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. (EPRT) was up 6.7%.

Marvell Technology Inc. $(MRVL)$, D.R. Horton Inc. $(DHI)$, and Western Digital Corp. $(WDC)$ were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Accenture PLC Cl A $(ACN)$ and SOLV Energy Inc. Cl A $(MWH)$ had posted declines, falling 13.1% and 4.8%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.61%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.19%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 3.52%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.38%, while gold futures were down 2.68%. Bitcoin was down 0.58% to $63,878.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.460%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 1.21% and 0.98%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.65% and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 0.43%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.64% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 1.10% 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 June 18, 2026.

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