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With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Lennox International Inc. $(LII)$ was up 10.4% in pre-market trading, and Hartford Insurance Group Inc. $(HIG)$ was up 5.0%.

VF Corp. $(VFC)$, LKQ Corp. $(LKQ)$, and Nordson Corp. $(NDSN)$ were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Valmont Industries Inc. $(VMI)$ and Black Hills Corp. $(BKH)$ had posted declines, falling 9.6% and 7.0%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.13%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.38%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.52%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.64%, while gold futures were up 0.39%. Bitcoin climbed 0.98% to $83,574.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 5.186%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 was down 0.06%, while the Dow was up 0.38%. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index down 1.82% and China's Shanghai Composite Index up 0.10%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index climbing 0.38% and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.65% 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 October 13, 2026.