In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.2% in morning trading. Rolls-Royce Holdings added 17.0% and Sopra Steria Group rose 7.5%. On the other hand, Siegfried Holding lost 10.3%, and Mondi PLC slipped 6.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.2% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 97.33.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.3% to $80.72 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.4% to $74.22 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 0.6 basis points to 2.518% from 2.524% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury held steady at 3.924% from 3.925%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 0.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.1%.
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