U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.9% in morning trading. BE Semiconductor climbed 9.4% and Var Energi rose 3.2%. On the other hand, Thyssenkrupp slipped 4.6%, and Syensqo lost 4%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.8%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 1.2% and Germany's DAX fell 1.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.4% to 96.68.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 1.7% to $102.19 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 1.9% to $97.52 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.7% to 51.75 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 1 basis point to 2.969% from 2.961%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1 basis point to 4.276% from 4.269%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 1.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.8%.
-This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch.
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