In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.2% in morning trading. Engie added 5.2% and Electrolux Series B climbed 4.7%. On the other hand, Close Brothers Group lost 4%, and Prosus slipped 3.9%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX fell 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 97.06.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.5% to $83.66 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.4% to $77.15 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 3 basis points to 2.494% from 2.464% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 5 basis points to 3.872% from 3.822%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was lower 0.2%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 1.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.5%.


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