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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Alkermes PLC $(ALKS)$ was up 7.3% in pre-market trading, and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Series A $(WBD)$ was up 7.1%.

Lennar Corp. Cl B $(LEN.B)$, Paramount Skydance Corp. Cl B (PSKY), and Strategy Inc. (MSTR) were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Ingram Micro Holding Corp. (INGM) and Kite Realty Group Trust $(KRG)$ had posted declines, falling 43.8% and 5.1%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.68%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.82%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were unchanged.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 2.60%, while gold futures were down 0.73%. Bitcoin climbed 4.25% to $84,603.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.954%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was up 0.17%, while the Dow was down 0.18%. In Asia overnight, China's Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.97%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 1.09% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.99% 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 21, 2026.