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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Merus N.V. $(MRUS)$ was up 37.8% in pre-market trading, and Kellanova $(K)$ was up 4.8%.

First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG), ICL Group Ltd. $(ICL)$, and Sandisk Corp. $(SNDK)$ were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Western Alliance Bancorp. $(WAL)$ and Fortis Inc. $(FTS)$ had posted declines, falling 2.7% and 2.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.49%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.39%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 4.11%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.86%, while gold futures were up 1.15%. Bitcoin was up 1.50% to $112,022.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.156%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.59% and 0.65%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.69% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 0.90%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.18% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.54% 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 September 29, 2025.

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