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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ was up 11.0% in pre-market trading, and Nu Holdings Ltd. Cl A (NU) was up 10.4%.
Nucor Corp. $(NUE)$, Ross Stores Inc. $(ROST)$, and Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) and Sandisk Corp. $(SNDK)$ had posted declines, falling 13.8% and 10.7%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.18%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.62%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 17.78%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.72%, while gold futures were down 0.68%. Bitcoin climbed 0.92% to $119,101.
The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.295%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was up 0.03%, while the Dow was down 0.02%. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.71% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.83%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.16% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.11% 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 15, 2025.
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