In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2% in morning trading. Electrolux Series B rose 6.8% and Persimmon PLC climbed 5.4%. On the other hand, ams-OSRAM dropped 8.3%, and Pearson slipped 4.2%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% and Germany's DAX rose 0.4%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.31.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.5% to $79.73 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.6% to $76.09 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 6.9 basis points to 2.382% from 2.313%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 2.9 basis points to 3.542% from 3.572%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 1.1%.
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