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S&P 500 Futures Flat in Premarket Trading; Talen Energy, Galaxy Digital Lead

Jul 18, 2025 07:30:00 -0400 | #Markets #Morning Movers

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Talen Energy Corp. (TLN) was up 15.2% in pre-market trading, and Galaxy Digital Inc. (GLXY) was up 12.4%.

Hess Corp. (HES), Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR), and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) were all posting gains of at least 4%. In early trading, Viatris Inc. (VTRS) and Joby Aviation Inc. (JOBY) had posted declines, falling 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively.

Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were up 0.00%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.05%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 0.82%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.68%, while gold futures were up 0.39%. was down 0.09% to $118,886.

The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 4.435%.

In the previous regular trading session, the and the were up 0.54% and 0.52%, respectively. Stocks in Asia were mixed overnight, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.21% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.50%.

In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are down, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.02% and the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.00% from the previous close.

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