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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Micron Technology Inc. $(MU)$ was up 14.1% in pre-market trading, and Sandisk Corp. $(SNDK)$ was up 8.7%.
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. $(MTSI)$, lululemon athletica inc. (LULU), and Western Digital Corp. $(WDC)$ were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, Insmed Inc. (INSM) and Birkenstock Holding PLC $(BIRK)$ had posted declines, falling 17.7% and 10.2%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.45%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 12.22%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.05%, while gold futures were down 0.43%. Bitcoin rose 1.55% to $87,166.
The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.145%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 1.16% and 0.47%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 1.03% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 0.16%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.26% and the FTSE 100 Index falling 0.01% 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 December 18, 2025.
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December 18, 2025 07:31 ET (12:31 GMT)
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