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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd. (RGC) was up 16.4% in pre-market trading, and Weatherford International PLC (WFRD) was up 9.7%.
SLB Ltd. $(SLB)$, Halliburton Co. $(HAL)$, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ were all posting gains of at least 8%. In early trading, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) and Cenovus Energy Inc. $(CVE)$ had posted declines, falling 3.9% and 3.4%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.36%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.08%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 2.42%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.40%, while gold futures were up 2.28%. Bitcoin was up 1.82% to $92,935.
The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.174%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.19% and 0.66%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.97% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.38%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.31% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.14% 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 05, 2026.
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