In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Carnival rose 4.9% and TUI rose 4.1%. On the other hand, Rational dropped 2.6%, and InterContinental Hotels slipped 1.9%. The FTSE 100 is closed. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX climbed 0.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 95.4.
In commodities, Brent crude climbed 1.1% to $76.11 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 1.2% to $72.17 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 1.1 basis points to 2.305% from 2.294%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 0.6 basis points to 3.434% from 3.44%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.7%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng grew 1.3%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite grew 1.8%.
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