U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5% in morning trading. Fresenius Medical Care rose 4% and alstria office REIT added 3.5%. On the other hand, Orpea dropped 10.6%, and Victrex slipped 3.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France’s CAC 40 gained 0.4% and Germany’s DAX rose 0.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 99.09.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.2% to $77.56 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.1% to $72.98 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 6 basis points to 2.534% from 2.598%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.425% from 4.437%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 2.1%. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.1%.