In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat 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 0.5% in morning trading. Vistry Group rose 3.8% and alstria office REIT climbed 3.4%. On the other hand, Future PLC lost 9.6%, and BT Group fell 7.5%. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.8% and Germany's DAX rose 1.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.97.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.4% to $76.68 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.5% to $72.49 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4 basis points to 2.381% from 2.341%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 1 basis points to 3.578% from 3.569% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.6%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.4%.
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