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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Lithia Motors Inc. $(LAD)$ was up 5.9% in pre-market trading, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ was up 5.1%.
Elbit Systems Ltd. $(ESLT)$, Leonardo DRS Inc. $(DRS)$, and Alcoa Corp. $(AA)$ were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Molina Healthcare Inc. $(MOH.AU)$ and Salesforce Inc. $(CRM)$ had posted declines, falling 7.1% and 2.7%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.45%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.33%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 13.67%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.71%, and gold futures were up 0.10%. Bitcoin climbed 3.23% to $66,272.
The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.581%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 1.46% and 1.24%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.74% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 1.26%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.45% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 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 April 15, 2024.
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April 15, 2024 07:32 ET (11:32 GMT)
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