In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.4% in morning trading. UBS Group added 4.9% and Bechtle rose 3.2%. On the other hand, Holmen Series B slipped 3.7%, and MorphoSys sunk 3.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France’s CAC 40 decreased 0.5% and Germany’s DAX fell 0.3%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 97.39.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.2% to $86.24 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.2% to $82.66 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 5 basis points to 2.579% from 2.528%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 1 basis point to 4.104% from 4.11%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down. Markets in Japan were closed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.7%. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 2%.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires