In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.4% in morning trading. BE Semiconductor Inds rose 7.8% and Fresenius Medical Care added 5.4%. On the other hand, Grifols lost 6.1%, and Fresenius SE & Co. slipped 6.1%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.7%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.5% and Germany's DAX fell 0.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 97.19.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.9% to $82.01 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.1% to $75.53 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 0.2 basis points to 2.533% from 2.531% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1.6 basis points to 3.939% from 3.956%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was lower 1.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 0.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was lower 0.5%.
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