U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.8% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.6%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.4% in morning trading. Pandora rose 9% and Delivery Hero climbed 4.9%. On the other hand, KGHM Polska Miedz lost 10.1%, and Fresnillo dropped 6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.3% and Germany's DAX fell 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 94.73.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 4.8% to $65.99 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 5% to $61.93 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 11.8% to 34.66 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 1 basis point to 2.852% from 2.847%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.227% from 4.238%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2.2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 2.5%.
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