U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.1% in morning trading. Air Liquide added 6% and Barclays climbed 5.8%. On the other hand, Siegfried Holding slipped 4.5%, and Sandoz Group dropped 3.9%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 98.7.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.1% to $83.46 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.2% to $78.33 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 2 basis points to 2.395% from 2.413%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury held steady at 4.286%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.3%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.6%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.4%.
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