U.S. Futures Up, European Stocks Mixed as Markets Wait on U.S. Jobs Data

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 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. Sectra Series B added 5.6% and Kinnevik Series B climbed 3.2%. On the other hand, Vonovia dropped 3%, and LEG Immobilien sunk 2.6%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 declined 0.1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 98.99.

In commodities, Brent crude climbed 0.1% to $79.93 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.1% to $75.59 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 2.1% to EUR32.98 a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield was flat at 2.556%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1 basis point to 4.298% from 4.292%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.5%, whereas China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.1%.

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