U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.1% in morning trading. Stellantis added 3.7% and Helvetia Baloise Holding climbed 3.2%. On the other hand, Hermes Intl slipped 12.7%, and Kering fell 8.5%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.5% and Germany's DAX rose 0.1%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 95.22.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.3% to $95.04 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $91.30 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 1.5% to 42.7 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 1 basis point to 3.017% from 3.023%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was flat at 4.258%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.7%, whereas China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat.


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