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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Grab Holdings Ltd. (GRAB) was up 11.8% in pre-market trading, and Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A $(STZ)$ was up 8.5%.

Western Midstream Partners L.P. $(WES)$, Rumble Inc. (RUM), and Intel Corp. $(INTC)$ were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Herc Holdings Inc. $(HRI.UK)$ and Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) had posted declines, falling 11.5% and 5.9%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.33%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were up 6.63%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.11%, and gold futures were up 0.91%. Bitcoin was down 0.08% to $95,914.

The 10-Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.516%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 remained unchanged, while the Dow was down 0.37%. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.25% and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 0.93%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.12% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.04% 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 February 18, 2025.

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