In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 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. Prudential rose 3.9% and S4 Capital added 3.7%. On the other hand, Oersted lost 14.6%, and Delivery Hero dropped 2.3%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1% and Germany’s DAX held steady.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 98.32.
In commodities, Brent crude climbed 0.4% to $85.27 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.5% to $81.53 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 5 basis points to 2.559% from 2.512%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 3 basis points to 4.15% from 4.125%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3%, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.1%. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires