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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Cl A $(FCNCA)$ was up 7.5% in pre-market trading, and Radnet Inc. $(RDNT)$ was up 7.5%.

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (ZETA), Skyworks Solutions Inc. $(SWKS)$, and Garmin Ltd. $(GRMN)$ were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, NVR Inc. (NVR) and Cooper Cos. (COO) had posted declines, falling 8.6% and 6.6%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.16%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.08%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.55%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.37%, while gold futures were up 0.67%. Bitcoin was up 0.47% to $82,691.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 5.113%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.33% and 1.08%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.39% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.24%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.56% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.02% 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 October 16, 2026.