In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.7% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.6% in morning trading. CRH climbed 9.7% and Ambu Series B climbed 4.8%. On the other hand, STMicroelectronics slipped 6.7%, and Flutter Entertainment fell 5.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.8% and Germany's DAX dropped 0.9%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.4% to 97.85.
In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $84.30 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $77.68 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 2.8 basis points to 2.741% from 2.713% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 3.6 basis points to 4.030% from 3.995%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was lower 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.9%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 0.1%.
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