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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Block Inc. $(XYZ)$ was up 20.2% in pre-market trading, and Caris Life Sciences Inc. $(CAI)$ was up 15.4%.
Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C $(DELL)$, Netflix Inc. $(NFLX)$, and Rocket Cos. Inc. $(RKT)$ were all posting gains of at least 8%. In early trading, Avidity Biosciences Inc. $(RNAM)$ and Duolingo Inc. (DUOL) had posted declines, falling 81.8% and 24.0%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.41%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.62%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 3.52%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 2.34%, and gold futures were up 0.22%. Bitcoin slipped 2.15% to $65,965.
The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 3.991%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was down 0.54%, while the Dow was up 0.03%. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.16% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.39%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.19% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.43% 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 February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 07:31 ET (12:31 GMT)
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