In the 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 0.7% in morning trading. Atos rose 10.6% and Commerzbank added 7.5%. On the other hand, Sinch lost 10.6%, and Orpea dropped 7.2%. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 1.0% and Germany's DAX rose 0.8%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.3% to 96.57.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.8% to $86.03 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 1.1% to $79.47 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 1 basis point to 2.465% from 2.475% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 2.4 basis points to 3.783% from 3.807%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.7%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.8%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was lower 1%.


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