U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.8% in morning trading. Amadeus IT Group climbed 4.4% and Bechtle added 2.5%. On the other hand, Genmab slipped 7.3%, and Rheinmetall dropped 4.8%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.8%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 declined 0.8% and Germany's DAX fell 1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 94.91.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.6% to $100.68 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.3% to $95.12 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 2.2% to 44.5 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 2 basis points to 3.024% from 3.009%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1 basis point to 4.387% from 4.395%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.8%, whereas China's benchmark Shanghai Composite held steady.
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