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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Guardant Health Inc. (GH) was up 3.9% in pre-market trading, and Plains GP Holdings LP $(PAGP)$ was up 3.8%.

Venture Global Inc. (VG), MSCI Inc. (MSCI), and Frontline PLC $(FRO)$ were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, Moog Inc. Cl B $(MOG.B)$ and AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU) had posted declines, falling 9.4% and 6.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.52%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.56%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 2.23%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 3.31%, and gold futures were down 3.22%. Bitcoin fell 2.03% to $82,998.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 5.220%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.51% and 0.93%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.73% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.67%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.20% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.33% 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 28, 2026.