U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.9% in morning trading. Elia Group climbed 7.6% and Kinnevik Series B added 7.1%. On the other hand, Gerresheimer sunk 8.5%, and Raiffeisen Bank Intl slipped 4.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.9%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France’s CAC 40 decreased 0.8% and Germany’s DAX fell 0.6%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 98.21.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 1.9% to $68.81 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 2% to $65.61 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 1.3% to 38.7 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell by 8 basis points to 2.573% from 2.655%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 7 basis points to 3.961% from 4.033%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were down as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index declined 2.8%, whereas markets in Hong Kong were closed. Markets in China were closed.

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