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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Primo Brands Corp. (PRMB) was up 14.9% in pre-market trading, and Liberty Media Corp. Series C $(FWONK)$ was up 8.5%.

OceanaGold Corp. $(OGC)$, Alliant Energy Corp. $(LNT)$, and Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ were all posting gains of at least 7%. In early trading, Granite Construction Inc. $(GVA)$ and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) had posted declines, falling 11.7% and 6.1%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.16%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.56%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.60%, while gold futures were up 0.70%. Bitcoin rose 0.32% to $83,829.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 5.234%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.17% and 0.26%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.94% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.31%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 0.06% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.05% 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 30, 2026.