In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.6% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.9% in morning trading. Ubisoft Entertainment climbed 3.5% and Sika added 3.4%. On the other hand, NatWest Group dropped 8.6%, and Sinch slipped 5.9%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.9% and Germany's DAX dropped 1.1%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.5% to 97.43.

In commodities, Brent crude fell 1.6% to $83.79 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 1.8% to $77.09 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 7.5 basis points to 2.556% from 2.482% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 4.2 basis points to 3.904% from 3.862%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was lower 0.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.3%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 0.8%.


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