S&P 500 Futures Decline In Premarket Trading; Vaxcyte, PTC Lead

Dow Jones2026/10/05 11:30

This article was automatically generated by Barrons.com using technology from Automated Insights. With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Vaxcyte Inc. (PCVX) was up 54.1% in pre-market trading, and PTC Inc. (PTC) was up 36.2%. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A (BIO), XP Inc. Cl A (XP), and Nu Holdings Ltd. Cl A (NU) were all posting gains of at least 11%. In early trading, Watts Water Technologies Inc. Cl A (WTS) and Westlake Corp. (WLK) had posted declines, falling 13.0% and 11.2%, respectively. Meanwhile S&P 500 futures were down 0.07%, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.06%. The Cboe Volatility Index futures were down 1.93%. In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.12%, while gold futures were up 0.65%. Bitcoin climbed 0.68% to $86,005. The 10-Year Treasury yield slipped to 5.262%. In the previous regular trading session, the S&P 500 and the Dow were up 0.73% and 0.49%, respectively. In Asia overnight, Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index was up 2.40%. In afternoon trading, stocks in Europe are up, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.32% and the FTSE 100 Index climbing 0.29% 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 05, 2026. This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 05, 2026 07:30 ET (11:30 GMT)

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