S&P 500 Futures Climb in Premarket Trading; Whirlpool, Exelixis Lag

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Chart Industries Inc. (GTLS) was up 16.7% in pre-market trading, and Celestica Inc. (CLS) was up 11.9%.

Amkor Technology Inc. (AMKR), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS), and Rambus Inc. (RMBS) were all posting gains of at least 6%. In early trading, Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) and Exelixis Inc. (EXEL) had posted declines, falling 17.4% and 11.0%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.24%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 3.41%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.03%, while gold futures were up 0.26%. rose 0.36% to $118,490.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.397%.

In the previous regular trading session, the was up 0.02%, while the was down 0.14%. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.79% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.33%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.66% and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.63% from the previous close.

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