In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.9% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.5% in morning trading. Zur Rose Group climbed 70.1% and CaixaBank rose 3.0%. On the other hand, Orpea lost 18.8%, and Kinnevik Series B fell 6.9%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.6% and Germany's DAX fell 0.8%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 94.97.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.7% to $81.58 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.8% to $75.31 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 4.5 basis points to 2.124% from 2.079% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 0.3 basis points to 3.395% from 3.398%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.4%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 1.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite dropped 0.7%.


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