In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. EssilorLuxottica added 5.4% and Alstria Office REIT climbed 2.7%. On the other hand, Sartorius Stedim Biotech slipped 4.3%, and Nordic Semiconductor lost 4.3%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.2% and Germany's DAX was flat.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.09.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.6% to $80.65 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.6% to $76.92 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1.2 basis points to 2.459% from 2.447%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 0.3 basis points to 3.535% from 3.538%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 2%.
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