U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.1% in morning trading. Avolta added 3.7% and RELX rose 3.3%. On the other hand, Plus500 dropped 5.9%, and Qiagen lost 3.6%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 94.34.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 1% to $67.94 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.1% to $63.08 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 2.1% to 30.27 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 2 basis points to 2.738% from 2.758%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 2 basis points to 4.029% from 4.052%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.4%, whereas markets in Hong Kong were closed. Markets in China were closed.
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