Stock futures edged higher in the premarket hours of Monday, kicking off 2026’s first full trading week as investors monitor Venezuela’s geopolitical tensions alongside key economic releases ahead.
Here are some of Monday’s biggest stock movers:
Biggest stock gainers
- Kosmos Energy (KOS) +10% – Shares jumped after the company announced successful drilling and completion of the J-74 producer well in Ghana’s Jubilee field, the second well in its 2025–2026 development campaign, which encountered ~50 meters of net pay and is expected to come online shortly. Based on flowback results, J-74 is projected to produce more than 10,000 barrels of oil per day, helping Jubilee begin 2026 at nearly 70,000 bopd gross production. Kosmos also disclosed it submitted a borrowing notice on January 2, 2026, to draw $100M from the second tranche of its Gulf of America Term Facility, while advancing plans to refinance its 2027 debt maturities after reserve-based lending banks granted a waiver allowing a subsidiary to issue new secured financing.
- HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +5% – Crypto-related stocks gained traction Monday morning as Bitcoin (BTC-USD) reached a three-week peak during early Asian hours, buoyed by lingering geopolitical turbulence following the U.S. weekend push to remove Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 1.4% to $92,834, its highest level since Dec 11. Peers including Marathon Holdings (MARA), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Coinbase Global (COIN), and Bitfarms (BITF) likewise climbed 4% to 5%.
Biggest stock losers
- Manchester United (MANU) -2% – Shares slipped after the club sacked manager Ruben Amorim following just 14 months in charge, a move reportedly triggered by a public clash with ownership after Sunday’s disappointing draw. The decision continues United’s pattern of frequent managerial changes that began with the dismissal of Erik ten Hag. Former midfielder and U-18s coach Darren Fletcher has been appointed interim manager as the club begins its search for a permanent replacement.