In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2% in morning trading. Holmen Series B climbed 7.6% and GN Store Nord rose 7.4%. On the other hand, ProSiebenSat.1 Media slipped 11.2%, and Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget dropped 7.2%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX rose 0.4%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.4% to 96.26.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.4% to $78.54 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.3% to $74.99 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 3.6 basis points to 2.426% from 2.461%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 3.2 basis points to 3.493% from 3.525%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index grew 1.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng grew 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite grew 1.1%.


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