U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.5% in morning trading. Gjensidige Forsikring rose 7.6% and Storebrand climbed 4.4%. On the other hand, DnB Bank slipped 7.6%, and Avanza Bank Holding dropped 5%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.5% and Germany's DAX fell 0.6%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 94.81.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.5% to $68.95 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.6% to $66.95 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.9% to 35.28 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 1 basis point to 2.7% from 2.705%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 2 basis points to 4.368% from 4.351%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat.


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