U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.3% in morning trading. Lotus Bakeries rose 10.4% and UniCredit rose 7.8%. On the other hand, Nordea Bank dropped 4.5%, and Lifco Series B fell 2.6%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX was flat.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 98.46.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.3% to $77.55 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.2% to $72.42 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 5 basis points to 2.29% from 2.24%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 8 basis points to 4.099% from 4.023%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 1%.
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