U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.1% in morning trading. Watches of Switzerland rose 7.1% and DS Smith added 6.5%. On the other hand, H&M Hennes & Mauritz B slipped 13.8%, and Grifols dropped 8.7%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 100.5.
In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $84.43 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.2% to $80.77 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 0.2% to EUR33.9 a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 2 basis points to 2.473% from 2.453%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1 basis point to 4.343% from 4.334%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.9%.
-This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch.
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