In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.3% in morning trading. Atos rose 8.8% and Moncler rose 6.9%. On the other hand, Allfunds Group dropped 13.8%, and Eurofins Scientific lost 7.8%. The FTSE 100 added 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.5% and Germany's DAX rose 0.6%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.5% to 97.51.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.5% to $83.86 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 0.5% to $77.41 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 6.1 basis points to 2.710% from 2.649% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 3 basis points to 3.954% from 3.924%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 4.2%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 1.0%.


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