U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.1% in morning trading. Thyssenkrupp added 12.6% and Sopra Steria Group climbed 12%. On the other hand, St. James's Place slipped 5.3%, and Sandoz Group lost 4.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 declined 0.2% and Germany's DAX rose 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 95.59.
In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.8% to $105.26 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.8% to $100.68 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.2% to 44.1 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield was flat at 3.072%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury held steady at 4.353%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were up. Markets in Japan were closed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.7%.
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April 29, 2026 03:32 ET (07:32 GMT)
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