U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 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 gained 0.5% in morning trading. Metso rose 7.3% and Dowlais Group added 5%. On the other hand, Cranswick sunk 99%, and Rotork fell 99%. The FTSE 100 added 0.8%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France’s CAC 40 increased 0.6% and Germany’s DAX climbed 0.5%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 98.7.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.3% to $82.65 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.1% to $78.11 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.38% from 2.366%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 4 basis points to 4.265% from 4.227%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.9%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 2.5%. Markets in China were closed.
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