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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, McCormick & Co. Inc. Com. Vtg. $(MKC.V)$ was up 18.4% in pre-market trading, and COPT Defense Properties $(CDP)$ was up 9.5%.
Best Buy Co. Inc. $(BBY)$, Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C $(DELL)$, and Super Micro Computer Inc. $(SMCI)$ were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Liberty Broadband Corp. Cl C $(LBRDK)$ and Paramount Global Cl A $(PARAA)$ had posted declines, falling 7.6% and 6.8%, respectively.
Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 1.52%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.06%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 2.05%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.53%, and gold futures were down 0.15%. Bitcoin climbed 0.96% to $84,731.
The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.452%.
In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 1.81% and 1.56%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were up overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.18% and China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.76%.
In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 2.25% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 1.81% 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 April 14, 2025.
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