In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.3% in morning trading. Worldline rose 5.4% and THG climbed 3.5%. On the other hand, Tomra Systems slipped 7.2%, and Warehouses de Pauw dropped 4.9%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX dropped 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 95.89.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.6% to $84.25 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.3% to $81.14 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4.4 basis points to 2.523% from 2.479%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 3.1 basis points to 3.608% from 3.578%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1.2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.7%.


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