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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Kite Realty Group Trust $(KRG)$ was up 7.5% in pre-market trading, and ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) was up 5.9%.
Gildan Activewear Inc. $(GIL)$, Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (TMHC), and Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (ENLT) were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, Bank of Nova Scotia $(BNS)$ and United Bankshares Inc. $(UBSI)$ had posted declines, falling 9.4% and 8.3%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.36%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.15%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.60%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.05%, and gold futures were down 0.32%. Bitcoin slipped 0.05% to $76,797.
The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.617%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was down 0.07%, while the Dow was up 0.32%. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.44% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 0.92%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.75% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.58% 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 May 19, 2026.
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