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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, COPT Defense Properties $(CDP)$ was up 9.8% in pre-market trading, and Unity Software Inc. (U) was up 9.2%.
Cloudflare Inc. Cl A $(NET)$, Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL), and MicroStrategy Inc. $(MSTR.AU)$ were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, McCormick & Co. Inc. Com. Vtg. $(MKC.V)$ and Moog Inc. Cl B $(MOG.B)$ had posted declines, falling 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.99%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.86%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 0.46%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.30%, and gold futures were up 0.50%. Bitcoin climbed 2.18% to $96,650.
The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.535%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 0.43% and 0.07%, respectively. In Asia overnight, China's Shanghai Composite Index was down 2.66%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.02% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 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 January 02, 2025.
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