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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. (EPRT) was up 12.4% in pre-market trading, and Americold Realty Trust Inc. (COLD) was up 8.5%.

Clearway Energy Inc. Cl A $(CWEN.A)$, AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU), and Synovus Financial Corp. $(SNV)$ were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, COPT Defense Properties $(CDP)$ and Royalty Pharma PLC $(RPRX)$ had posted declines, falling 6.5% and 5.9%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 1.26%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.46%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 20.06%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 5.52%, and gold futures were up 2.91%. Bitcoin slipped 0.57% to $76,300.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.384%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 1.57% and 0.84%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 3.93% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 1.31%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 3.74% and the FTSE 100 Index falling 3.25% 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 April 09, 2025.

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