In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.4% in morning trading. Prysmian climbed 4.4% and Deutsche Lufthansa rose 4.4%. On the other hand, Corbion fell 7.6%, and Rightmove dropped 3.4%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.6%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.3% to 97.72.

In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $84.75 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.1% to $78.24 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 1.5 basis points to 2.735% from 2.750% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 3.3 basis points to 4.028% from 4.062%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.6%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.5%.


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