In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.1% in morning trading. THG rose 10.7% and Husqvarna Series B added 5.2%. On the other hand, Nordic Semiconductor sunk 15.2%, and Sartorius Pfd. lost 10.4%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.1% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.01.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 1.4% to $81.93 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.5% to $78.04 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 5.9 basis points to 2.458% from 2.517%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 3.6 basis points to 3.558% from 3.594%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index grew 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 0.1%.
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