U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. InterContinental Hotels rose 34.5% and BE Semicon Industries added 6.1%. On the other hand, British American Tobacco slipped 2.3%, and Smith & Nephew dropped 1.3%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.8% to $61.32 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.8% to $57.89 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.8% to 28.66 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 2 basis points to 2.878% from 2.86%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was flat at 4.171%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up. Markets in Japan were closed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 2.8%. Markets in China were closed.
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