S&P 500 Futures Up in Premarket Trading; Amkor Technology, Essent Group Lead

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Amkor Technology Inc. (AMKR) was up 11.7% in pre-market trading, and Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) was up 11.4%.

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI), Qualys Inc. (QLYS), and Mohawk Industries Inc. (MHK) were all posting gains of at least 10%. In early trading, Cencora Inc. (COR) and Netflix Inc. (NFLX) had posted declines, falling 10.6% and 6.6%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.25%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.06%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.77%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 1.25%, while gold futures were up 0.15%. Bitcoin was up 1.09% to $83,393.

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The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 5.111%.

In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.28% and 1.02%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index up 0.85% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index down 0.60%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.53% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.06% from the previous close.

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