In the U.S. markets were closed.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.3% in morning trading. NatWest Group added 3.8% and Ayvens rose 2.9%. On the other hand, Embracer Group Series B dropped 4.2%, and Norsk Hydro lost 4.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX rose 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 94.24.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.2% to $67.62 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.2% to $62.74 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 5.1% to 30.85 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 1 basis point to 2.751% from 2.759%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was flat at 4.052%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.5%. Markets in China were closed.
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