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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, TransUnion (TRU) was up 17.1% in pre-market trading, and OceanaGold Corp. $(OGC)$ was up 11.9%.

Astera Labs Inc. (ALAB), CAE Inc. (CAE), and Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. (ALH) and Snap Inc. (SNAP) had posted declines, falling 7.7% and 7.0%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.11%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.19%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.94%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.71%, while gold futures were up 0.41%. Bitcoin rose 0.90% to $63,612.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.689%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.17% and 0.20%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.74% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.41%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.12% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.16% 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 August 17, 2026.