U.S. Futures Flat, European Stocks Mixed as Markets Await U.S. Jobs Report

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

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.1% in morning trading. DSV added 8.1% and Just Eat Takeaway.com rose 4%. On the other hand, A.P. Moeller-Maersk B dropped 7.8%, and argenx slipped 4.5%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.1%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.61.

In commodities, Brent crude gained 0.4% to $77.90 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.4% to $74.01 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.8% to 39.6 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by 2 basis points to 2.173% from 2.151%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 3.845% from 3.852%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 2.4%. Markets in China were closed.

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