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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. $(ZGN)$ was up 10.9% in pre-market trading, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. $(JBHT)$ was up 6.8%.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$, Definium Therapeutics Inc. (DFTX), and Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, AST SpaceMobile Inc. $(ASTS)$ and Sandisk Corp. $(SNDK)$ had posted declines, falling 10.4% and 6.9%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.24%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.18%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 5.03%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.44%, while gold futures were down 0.50%. Bitcoin was down 1.12% to $64,198.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.580%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.38% and 0.29%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 2.79% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.85%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.54% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.30% 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 16, 2026.

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