This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology.
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.3% in morning trading. Royal UNIBREW fell 8.3%, and Lanxess declined 5.0%. On the other hand, Hemnet Group rose 9.1%, and H&M Hennes & Mauritz B climbed 3.5%.
Across specific markets, London's FTSE 100 was flat, and France's CAC 40 fell 0.2%. Germany's DAX index fell 0.4%.
On the currency front, the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 96.03. The euro held steady against the dollar at $1.1576, and the pound weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.3527.
Bitcoin fell 0.2% to $64,213.10.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.3% to $91.10 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.6% to $85.00 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.0% to 62.35 euros per megawatt hour.
Gold futures declined 0.4% to $4,455.50 per troy ounce.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed 2.93 basis points to 3.2692%. The yield on the U.K.'s 10-year Gilt climbed 1.46 basis points to 5.082%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 1.3 basis points to 4.739%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 2.5%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.2%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet