Key Stocks, Indices, and Commodities Update

  • Donaldson Co. Inc. (DCI) up 9.6% in pre-market trading
  • Viking Therapeutics Inc. (VKTX) up 8.2%
  • HealthEquity Inc. (HQY), Core & Main Inc. (CNM), and Veralto Corp. (VLTO) posting gains of at least 3%
  • Bath & Body Works Inc. (BBWI) down 9.2%
  • News Corp Cl A (NWSA) down 4.8%
  • S&P 500 futures down 0.44%
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 0.39%
  • Cboe Volatility Index futures down 0.29%
  • Brent crude oil futures down 1.63%
  • Gold futures down 0.93%
  • Bitcoin slips to $68,896
  • 10-Year Treasury yield at 4.389%
  • S&P 500 up 0.11% in previous session, Dow down 0.30%
  • Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 0.22% overnight
  • China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.41%
  • European stocks down in afternoon trading: STOXX Europe 600 Index drops 0.64%, FTSE 100 Index falls 0.47%
  • U.S. stock markets open at 9:30 a.m. ET

In pre-market trading, Donaldson Co. Inc. (DCI) and Viking Therapeutics Inc. (VKTX) are leading gains with 9.6% and 8.2% increases respectively. HealthEquity Inc. (HQY), Core & Main Inc. (CNM), and Veralto Corp. (VLTO) also post gains of at least 3%. Bath & Body Works Inc. (BBWI) and News Corp Cl A (NWSA) are among decliners with drops of 9.2% and 4.8% respectively. S&P 500 futures decline 0.44%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures drop 0.39%. Cboe Volatility Index futures fall 0.29%. Brent crude oil futures decrease 1.63%, and gold futures drop 0.93%. Bitcoin falls to $68,896. The 10-Year Treasury yield is at 4.389%. In the previous session, S&P 500 rose 0.11% while Dow fell 0.30%. Overnight, Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index dips 0.22%, and China’s Shanghai Composite Index climbs 0.41%. European stocks decline in afternoon trading: STOXX Europe 600 Index drops 0.64%, FTSE 100 Index falls 0.47%. U.S. markets open at 9:30 a.m. ET for regular updates, visit Barron’s.

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Public Companies: Donaldson Co. Inc. (DCI), Viking Therapeutics Inc. (VKTX), HealthEquity Inc. (HQY), Core & Main Inc. (CNM), Veralto Corp. (VLTO), Bath & Body Works Inc. (BBWI), News Corp Cl A (NWSA)
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