U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 1.4% in morning trading. EssilorLuxottica rose 10.1% and Continental added 7.4%. On the other hand, Tomra Systems slipped 12%, and ICG fell 6.7%. The FTSE 100 lost 1.4%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 1% and Germany's DAX fell 2.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 95.7.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.8% to $60.56 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.7% to $57.07 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 1.2% to 31.98 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 4 basis points to 2.54% from 2.575%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 2 basis points to 3.948% from 3.973%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 2%.
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