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 0.6% in morning trading. Uniper rose 13% and B&M European Value Retail added 3.6%. On the other hand, Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget dropped 6.5%, and Avanza Bank Holding lost 3.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.7%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.9% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.7%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.3% to 98.25.
In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $73.68 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $69.49 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 6.7 basis points to 2.268% from 2.336%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 3.4 basis points to 3.658% from 3.692% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 0.6%.
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