U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trading. LPP rose 8.1% and Wendel climbed 6.3%. On the other hand, Sartorius Pfd. dropped 2.3%, and Sartorius Stedim Biotech dropped 1.7%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.4% and Germany's DAX rose 0.5%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.04.
In commodities, Brent crude climbed 0.5% to $61.57 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.6% to $57.94 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 0.9% to 27.05 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.855% from 2.847%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 1 basis point to 4.166% from 4.161%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.4%.
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