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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Bristol Myers Squibb Co. $(BMY)$ was up 4.6% in pre-market trading, and Las Vegas Sands Corp. $(LVS)$ was up 4.4%.

Stellantis N.V. $(STLA)$, Yum China Holdings Inc. $(YUMC)$, and Autoliv Inc. $(ALV)$ were all posting gains of at least 3%. In early trading, Dynatrace Inc. (DT) and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ had posted declines, falling 6.8% and 3.7%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.08%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.04%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 0.38%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.35%, while gold futures were down 0.20%. Bitcoin was up 1.02% to $65,408.

The 10-Year Treasury yield fell to 3.790%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.40% and 0.62%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 2.32% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 2.88%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.29% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.46% 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 September 27, 2024.

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