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

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.6% in morning trading. Barry Callebaut added 8.9% and Beijer Ref Series B climbed 6.6%. On the other hand, Edenred sunk 3.6%, and Aixtron lost 2.7%. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.5% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.7%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 98.72.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.4% to $89.74 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.4% to $85.57 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.5% to EUR27.75 a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield was flat at 2.37%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was flat at 4.368%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.8%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.7%.


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