In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% 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 0.5% in morning trading. Telecom Italia added 9.1% and Publicis Groupe added 7.1%. On the other hand, Orpea lost 8.8%, and Electrolux Series B dropped 8.3%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.6% and Germany's DAX rose 0.7%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.2% to 94.22.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.4% to $83.18 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.5% to $76.77 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 5.1 basis points to 2.232% from 2.283% and the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 2 basis points to 3.404% from 3.424%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index grew 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 0.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat.


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