U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Pennon Group rose 6.3% and Indivior rose 5.1%. On the other hand, Barry Callebaut dropped 6.7%, and Evotec slipped 3.5%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 99.93.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.6% to $85.56 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.5% to $82.55 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.5% to EUR30.64 a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.543% from 2.536%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury held steady at 4.294%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.9%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 1.1%.
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