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title: "U.S. Futures Mixed, European Stocks Edge Up"
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description: "U.S. futures showed mixed results with S&P 500 down 0.1% and Dow Jones flat. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.4%, with notable gains from Evolution Gaming Group and IG Group Holdings. However, Vallourec and ACS Activ Construccion saw declines. Brent crude fell 1.6% while WTI dropped 0.8%. The German 10-year Bund yield remained at 3.15%, and U.S. Treasury yield increased to 4.61%. Asian markets were mixed, with Japan's Nikkei down 0.4% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.7%."
datetime: "2026-05-19T08:00:55.000Z"
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# U.S. Futures Mixed, European Stocks Edge Up

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% 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 0.4% in morning trading. Evolution Gaming Group added 12% and IG Group Holdings rose 7.7%. On the other hand, Vallourec slipped 7.5%, and ACS Activ Construccion dropped 5.9%. The FTSE 100 added 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.4% and Germany's DAX climbed 0.6%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.2% to 95.85.

In commodities, Brent crude fell 1.6% to $110.35 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.8% to $103.54 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 0.6% to 50.54 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield held steady at 3.15%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 2 basis points to 4.61% from 4.593%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.4%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.9%.

\-This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones Newswires.

Write to Barcelona Editors at barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 19, 2026 03:48 ET (07:48 GMT)

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