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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Stellantis N.V. $(STLA)$ was up 8.4% in pre-market trading, and UiPath Inc. (PATH) was up 6.5%.

Super Micro Computer Inc. $(SMCI)$, Uber Technologies Inc. $(UBER)$, and Stevanato Group S.p.A. (STVN) were all posting gains of at least 5%. In early trading, Sunoco L.P. $(SUN)$ and Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY) had posted declines, falling 3.6% and 3.0%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.69%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.31%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 5.67%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.55%, while gold futures were up 0.08%. Bitcoin climbed 1.33% to $99,557.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.596%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 1.26% and 0.80%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were down overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 1.47% and China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.14%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.86% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.12% 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 06, 2025.

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