U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.4%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.7% in morning trading. Hikma Pharmaceuticals climbed 4.8% and Neste added 3.6%. On the other hand, Vistry Group sunk 7.3%, and Talanx fell 4.4%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.7%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 declined 0.9% and Germany's DAX dropped 1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 97.31.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 2.8% to $76.20 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 2.8% to $72.44 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 3.1% to 48.26 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 3 basis points to 3.032% from 2.999%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.549% from 4.556%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 2.1%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 2.6%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.5%.
-This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones Newswires.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 08, 2026 03:33 ET (07:33 GMT)
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