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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) was up 6.5% in pre-market trading, and Flex Ltd. $(FLEX)$ was up 5.3%.
Intel Corp. $(INTC)$, CyberArk Software Ltd. $(CYBR)$, and Nexstar Media Group Inc. Cl A $(NXST)$ were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, Fabrinet (FN) and Viking Holdings Ltd. (VIK) had posted declines, falling 8.4% and 4.9%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.09%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.01%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 2.71%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.13%, while gold futures were up 0.26%. Bitcoin was down 0.60% to $115,664.
The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 4.331%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.01% and 0.08%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.38% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.02%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.46% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 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 August 19, 2025.
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