U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.6% in morning trading. Intertek Group rose 13.9% and Sika rose 7.9%. On the other hand, Imperial Brands sunk 5.5%, and Christian Dior lost 2.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 1.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.2% to 95.3.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 1.1% to $98.28 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 3% to $96.15 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 2% to 45.47 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 5 basis points to 3.051% from 3.099%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1 basis point to 4.279% from 4.293%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 2.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 1%.
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