U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 1% in morning trading. Rheinmetall added 7.1% and Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget rose 5.3%. On the other hand, Softcat lost 4%, and DocMorris slipped 3.3%. The FTSE 100 added 0.8%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 1.2% and Germany's DAX climbed 1.3%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 100.21.

In commodities, Brent crude fell 1% to $87.26 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.1% to $85.39 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.785% from 2.776%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 13 basis points to 4.674% from 4.804%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 2.4%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.8%, but China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.7%.


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