This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology.

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 dropped 0.4%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.1% in morning trading. Vistry Group fell 5.7%, and HIAB declined 4.8%. On the other hand, Christian Dior rose 17%, and Vallourec climbed 3.2%.

Across specific markets, London's FTSE 100 was flat, and France's CAC 40 fell 0.3%. Germany's DAX index fell 0.2%.

On the currency front, the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index held steady at 96.76. The euro strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.1394, and the pound held steady against the dollar at $1.3247.

Bitcoin climbed 0.2% to $84,416.20.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.2% to $98.27 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.3% to $92.42 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 2.9% to 73.91 euros per megawatt hour.

Gold futures climbed 0.1% to $4,320.70 per troy ounce.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell 0.62 basis points to 3.5561%. The yield on the U.K.'s 10-year Gilt fell 1.07 basis points to 5.339%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 0.2 basis points to 5.118%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.3%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 1.2%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet