U.S. Futures Down, European Stocks Mixed as Worries Over Credit Downgrade Ebb

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.2% in morning trading. Orsted rose 12.8% and Diploma PLC rose 12.3%. On the other hand, SalMar slipped 4.3%, and Lagercrantz Group B lost 3.8%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.1% and Germany's DAX held steady.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.32.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.2% to $65.38 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.2% to $62.01 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.5% to 35.74 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 3 basis points to 2.567% from 2.593%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 2 basis points to 4.435% from 4.454%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.4%.

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