U.S. Futures, European Stocks Fall Following EU Elections

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.6% in morning trading. Zealand Pharma rose 2.7% and DKSH Holding added 1.8%. On the other hand, Eiffage slipped 5.5%, and Societe Generale lost 5.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 declined 1.7% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.7%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 99.92.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.4% to $79.94 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.4% to $75.82 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 1% to EUR32.78 a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 3 basis points to 2.649% from 2.618%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 3 basis points to 4.468% from 4.439%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.9%, whereas markets in Hong Kong were closed. Markets in China were closed.

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