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 0.4% in morning trading. ITV added 12.7% and Embracer Group Series B rose 11.7%. On the other hand, Kuehne + Nagel Intl lost 12.1%, and Vallourec slipped 5.5%. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.8%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 98.71.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.2% to $82.09 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.1% to $78.33 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 3.6% to EUR25.75 a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 5 basis points to 2.461% from 2.415%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 2 basis points to 4.278% from 4.257%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.9%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.4%.
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