U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.6% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.9% in morning trading. B&M European Value Retail rose 2.2% and Galp Energia climbed 2.2%. On the other hand, Swissquote Group Holding slipped 8.1%, and Universal Music Group sunk 3.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.9% and Germany's DAX fell 1.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 94.95.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.8% to $73.81 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.8% to $72.33 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.7% to 38.55 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 3 basis points to 2.556% from 2.525%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 2 basis points to 4.44% from 4.456%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite held steady.
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