In the U.S. markets were closed.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.5% in morning trading. Stora Enso R climbed 14.4% and Saab Series B rose 4.4%. On the other hand, Adecco Group slipped 3.9%, and Randstad lost 3.8%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France’s CAC 40 decreased 0.6% and Germany’s DAX fell 0.5%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 95.6.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.8% to $77.28 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.9% to $74.16 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 3.2% to 39.95 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 4 basis points to 2.541% from 2.5%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was flat at 4.396%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 1%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 2.1%. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.8%.
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