In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trading. Orron Energy added 4.1% and VAT Group climbed 3.7%. On the other hand, Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget sunk 4.2%, and Telenor lost 2.8%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.2% to 97.22.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.9% to $76.54 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.9% to $72.54 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 0 basis points to 2.448% from 2.448%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1.9 basis points to 3.632% from 3.651% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.8%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 0.4%.
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