U.S. Futures Up, European Stocks Mixed as Hopes for Cease-Fire Extension Boosts Mood

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Gerresheimer rose 18.5% and Aurubis added 4.3%. On the other hand, Barry Callebaut sunk 8.1%, and Sagax Series B lost 3.8%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX was flat.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 95.1.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.6% to $95.50 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.7% to $91.95 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.5% to 42.01 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 3 basis points to 3.013% from 3.046%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1 basis point to 4.274% from 4.288%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 2.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.7%.

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