U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 1.2% in morning trading. INFICON Holding rose 6.4% and Pandora climbed 6%. On the other hand, Fresnillo lost 6.1%, and Aker BP dropped 5.8%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 1.2% and Germany's DAX fell 1.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.5% to 96.89.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 6.4% to $107.64 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 6% to $106.15 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 4.2% to 49.49 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4 basis points to 3.03% from 2.988%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 5 basis points to 4.376% from 4.322%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 2.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 0.7%.
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