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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Global-E Online Ltd. (GLBE) was up 18.3% in pre-market trading, and Garmin Ltd. $(GRMN)$ was up 11.8%.
Analog Devices Inc. $(ADI)$, Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK), and Global Payments Inc. $(GPN)$ were all posting gains of at least 8%. In early trading, Applied Digital Corp. (APLD) and MKS Inc. $(MKSI)$ had posted declines, falling 7.3% and 6.7%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.51%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 3.49%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 2.76%, while gold futures were up 0.82%. Bitcoin was down 0.39% to $67,491.
The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.070%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.10% and 0.07%, respectively. In Asia overnight, Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index was up 1.02%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.99% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 1.07% 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 February 18, 2026.
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