In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4% 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 climbed 0.3% in morning trading. Scatec rose 7.1% and Castellum added 6.8%. On the other hand, Evotec sunk 7.2%, and Pandora slipped 4.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.5% and Germany's DAX rose 0.5%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.2% to 95.49.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 1.7% to $73.74 a barrel, and WTI crude climbed 1.7% to $69.71 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 6.5 basis points to 2.254% from 2.19%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 0.6 basis points to 3.391% from 3.385%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.5%.
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