In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.7% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.5% in morning trading. A.P. Moeller-Maersk B rose 6.8% and Infineon Technologies climbed 6.6%. On the other hand, Aroundtown lost 9.3%, and Orpea slipped 9%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.7% and Germany's DAX rose 0.4%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.3% to 96.26.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.3% to $78.40 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.6% to $73.67 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1.5 basis points to 2.302% from 2.286%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 0.1 basis points to 3.568% from 3.567%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.2%.


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