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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology (BHAT) was up 9.5% in pre-market trading, and Sunoco L.P. $(SUN)$ was up 7.4%.

Qnity Electronics Inc. (Q), Vertiv Holdings LLC (VRT), and Applied Digital Corp. (APLD) were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Fortis Inc. $(FTS)$ and Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. (PTGX) had posted declines, falling 2.5% and 1.5%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.55%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.41%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 0.86%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.39%, and gold futures were up 1.59%. Bitcoin was up 1.42% to $89,401.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.158%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.74% and 0.63%, respectively.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.49% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.55% 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 January 02, 2026.

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