In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.2% in morning trading. Grifols climbed 5.7% and Orkla climbed 5.2%. On the other hand, Direct Line Insurance sunk 7%, and Victrex slipped 5.3%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.4% and Germany's DAX fell 0.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 95.66.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.5% to $76.62 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.4% to $72.85 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 2.4 basis points to 2.306% from 2.33%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1.8 basis points to 3.495% from 3.513%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 1.1%.
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