U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5% in morning trading. ASM International rose 5.2% and Nexans climbed 5.1%. On the other hand, Vistry Group slipped 20.4%, and Redcare Pharmacy dropped 11.8%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.6%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 95.87.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 2.5% to $83.42 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 2.4% to $76.34 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 4.1% to 56.53 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.773% from 2.766%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 2 basis points to 4.093% from 4.072%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 3.6%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 1%.
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