U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.1% in morning trading. A.P. Moeller-Maersk B climbed 7.8% and Diploma PLC added 5.9%. On the other hand, Oersted slipped 3.7%, and Beijer Ref Series B dropped 2.6%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were flat as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX held steady.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 99.84.
In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $82.82 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.1% to $78.30 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.9% to EUR29.76 a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 2 basis points to 2.503% from 2.524%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.489% from 4.502%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.1%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.2%.
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