In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat 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 was flat in morning trading. Marks & Spencer Group added 7.6% and Tecan Group rose 7.4%. On the other hand, Straumann Holding lost 4.2%, and Genus PLC dropped 2.4%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were flat as France’s CAC 40 was flat and Germany’s DAX held steady.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 97.98.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.1% to $86.31 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $82.55 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4 basis points to 2.682% from 2.638%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 2 basis points to 4.22% from 4.195%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.6%, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.6%. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.1%.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires