U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.1% in morning trading. Carl Zeiss Meditec rose 7.8% and Intl Distribution Svcs added 4.5%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.3% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.2% to 98.08.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.3% to $76.24 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.3% to $71.54 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 6 basis points to 2.215% from 2.275%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 4 basis points to 4.198% from 4.236%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.4%.
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