U.S. Futures Flat, European Stocks Mostly Rise

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones were flat. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.3%, with notable gains from Novo Nordisk and SIG Group, while DCC and Saipem declined. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%, France's CAC 40 was flat, and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2%. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.3%. Brent and WTI crude prices were flat. The German 10-year Bund yield and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield both fell by 2 basis points. Asian stocks were mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 flat, Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 0.1%, and China's Shanghai Composite up 0.1%.