U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Ubisoft Entertainment added 12% and Carl Zeiss Meditec climbed 10.1%. On the other hand, Sweco Series B sunk 11.8%, and L'Oreal fell 6.9%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 declined 0.2% and Germany's DAX held steady.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 98.51.

In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $81.65 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.2% to $76.37 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 2 basis points to 2.379% from 2.357%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1 basis point to 4.17% from 4.157%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.1%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.8%. Markets in China were closed.

 

-This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch.

 

Write to Barcelona Editors at barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

02-09-24 0349ET