U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.1% in morning trading. Bollore rose 7.5% and Frontline added 4.5%. On the other hand, ASML Holding sunk 4.2%, and Delivery Hero dropped 3.7%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.5% and Germany's DAX fell 0.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.78.
In commodities, Brent crude climbed 1.4% to $111.30 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 2.1% to $114.81 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.1% to 50.6 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 2 basis points to 3.018% from 2.995%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 1 basis point to 4.351% from 4.344%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was flat, and markets in Hong Kong were closed. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.3%.
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