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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) was up 13.6% in pre-market trading, and Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A $(BIO)$ was up 9.1%.
MYR Group Inc. (MYRG), ServiceNow Inc. (NOW), and Natera Inc. $(NTRA)$ were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, Victory Capital Holdings Inc. Cl A (VCTR) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(REGN)$ had posted declines, falling 39.3% and 12.2%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.42%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 0.49%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.17%, while gold futures were down 0.44%. Bitcoin fell 2.05% to $76,778.
The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.609%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were down 1.24% and 1.07%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.97% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.09%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.47% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.14% 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 18, 2026.
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