U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.2% in morning trading. Var Energi rose 5% and Aker BP climbed 3.8%. On the other hand, Hemnet Group dropped 5.5%, and Ocado Group lost 3.7%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.3% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.7%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 95.92.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 3% to $97.61 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 3.4% to $97.60 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.7% to 46.09 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 3 basis points to 2.976% from 2.951%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1 basis point to 4.294% from 4.301%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.7%.
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