Futures for the S&P 500 in the United States rose 0.3%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2%. However, changes in futures do not necessarily indicate actual movements after the opening bell.
In the European stock market, the Stoxx Europe 600 index increased during morning trading. The Tecan Group's stocks rose by 7.2%, while Orpea's stocks increased by 2.9%. However, Uniper's stocks dropped by 7.8%, and Close Brothers Group's stocks fell by 4.4%. The FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.2%. Meanwhile, other European stocks gained value, as France's CAC 40 index went up by 0.3%, and Germany's DAX index increased by 0.4%.
The value of the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index increased by 0.3% to reach $97.18.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 1.2% to $79.79 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.4% to $73.73 a barrel.
The yield on the German 10-year Bund fell 1.8 basis points from 2.257% to 2.24%, while the yield on the 10-year US Treasury decreased by 3.6 basis points from 3.577% to 3.541%. It is important to note that bond prices and yields have an inverse relationship.
The Asian stock market experienced a decline in its stocks, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index decreasing by 2.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropping 2.3%. Meanwhile, China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined by 0.7%.
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