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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Datadog Inc. Cl A (DDOG) was up 9.5% in pre-market trading, and Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) was up 5.3%.

Synopsys Inc. (SNPS), Ansys Inc. $(ANSS)$, and RLI Corp. (RLI) were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) and Vertex Inc. Cl A $(VERX.UK)$ had posted declines, falling 3.5% and 3.2%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.80%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.26%, and gold futures were down 0.05%. Bitcoin slipped 0.03% to $109,721.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.263%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was up 0.47%, while the Dow was down 0.02%. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.06% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.18%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.14% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.42% 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 July 03, 2025.

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