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

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.1% in morning trading. Aker BP added 5.9% and Orron Energy climbed 5.6%. On the other hand, DSV slipped 4%, and CD Projekt lost 3.2%. The FTSE 100 added 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.3% and Germany's DAX was flat. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.43.

In commodities, Brent crude climbed 5.4% to $84.23 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 5.4% to $79.78 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4.6 basis points to 2.34% from 2.294%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 6.5 basis points to 3.537% from 3.471%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index grew 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite grew 0.7%.


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