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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Aura Minerals Inc. (AUGO) was up 9.6% in pre-market trading, and Cipher Digital Inc. $(CIFR)$ was up 8.5%.

AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU), IAMGOLD Corp. (IAG), and Hecla Mining Co. $(HL)$ were all posting gains of at least 7%. In early trading, DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. $(DOCN)$ and Forgent Power Solutions Inc. Cl A $(FPS)$ had posted declines, falling 7.1% and 6.3%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.90%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.95%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 0.70%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 6.19%, and gold futures were up 3.75%. Bitcoin was up 3.70% to $71,886.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.325%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.37% and 0.18%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.87% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.30%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 1.53% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 1.24% 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 March 25, 2026.

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