US Futures Down, European Stocks Mostly Flat as Investors Look to Next Week's Central Bank Rate Decisions

In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3% Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Auto1 Group climbed 4.9% and Uniper rose 3%. On the other hand, Croda International lost 11.1%, and Deliveroo fell 3.4%. The FTSE 100 was flat. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX dropped 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 97.23.

In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.5% to $75.58 a barrel, and WTI crude fell 0.5% to $70.95 a barrel.

The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 2.4 basis points to 2.429% from 2.405%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 2.6 basis points to 3.746% from 3.72% Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.6%.

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June 09, 2023 03:47 ET (07:47 GMT)

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