U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Delivery Hero rose 3.3% and DCC climbed 2.8%. On the other hand, Ipsen dropped 3.6%, and Frontline slipped 3.1%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX held steady.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 96.36.
In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.2% to $59.73 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.1% to $55.95 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 0.7% to 27.85 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 2 basis points to 2.872% from 2.852%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 2 basis points to 4.146% from 4.125%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.8%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.4%.
-This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch.
Write to Barcelona Editors at barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
12-19-25 0350ET
