In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. SimCorp rose 38.8% and NEL added 15.5%. On the other hand, Sinch sunk 10.2%, and Soitec dropped 7.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.3%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 95.92.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.6% to $78.15 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.4% to $74.63 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 0.3 basis points to 2.398% from 2.401%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 0.2 basis points to 3.452% from 3.45%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index grew 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng grew 0.3%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.7%.


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