U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% 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 0.5% in morning trading. BP PLC rose 6.3% and Demant added 5.4%. On the other hand, Lagercrantz Group B sunk 3.7%, and Lotus Bakeries slipped 3%. The FTSE 100 added 1%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.6% and Germany's DAX rose 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 98.57.
In commodities, Brent crude climbed 0.4% to $78.32 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.4% to $73.10 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield was flat at 2.32%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.147% from 4.162%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 3.2%.
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