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 0.3% in morning trading. Aviva rose 6.9% and Man Group rose 4.5%. On the other hand, Koninklijke Philips slipped 9.2%, and Allegro.eu sunk 6.4%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France’s CAC 40 gained 0.3% and Germany’s DAX climbed 0.5%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 100.32.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.1% to $83.97 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $82.34 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 3 basis points to 2.907% from 2.88%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 4 basis points to 4.744% from 4.708%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index declined 0.3%, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 1.5%. Markets in China were closed.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires