In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 and 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 declined 0.1% in morning trading. Polymetal International rose 30.3% and Uniper climbed 2.9%. On the other hand, Atos lost 11.2%, and Heineken Holding slipped 5.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX dropped 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 96.21.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.1% to $84.34 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.1% to $80.51 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 3.4 basis points to 2.525% from 2.491%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 3.8 basis points to 3.992% from 3.954% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.5%.


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