U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.7% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.5% in morning trading. Telecom Italia climbed 4.4% and Pandora added 3.9%. On the other hand, DiaSorin slipped 16.8%, and Gerresheimer dropped 6.3%. The FTSE 100 lost 1.4%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 1.5% and Germany's DAX fell 1.8%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.54.
In commodities, Brent crude rose 1.3% to $113.63 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 2% to $100.20 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 4% to 61.62 euros a megawatt hour.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 3.063% from 3.053%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 3 basis points to 4.421% from 4.387%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 3.5%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 3.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 3.6%.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 23, 2026 04:32 ET (08:32 GMT)
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