In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.3% in morning trading. Sanofi rose 2.8% and THG added 2.6%. On the other hand, Lanxess slipped 14.9%, and Getinge Series B lost 4.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.2% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.4%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.68.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.4% to $76.39 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.4% to $71.60 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 2.9 basis points to 2.49% from 2.519%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1.9 basis points to 3.788% from 3.769% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.1%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 0.5%.


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