<div id="readability-page-1"><div> U.S. futures for the S&amp;P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trading. LPP rose 8.1% and Wendel climbed 6.3%. On the other hand, Sartorius Pfd. dropped 2.3%, and Sartorius Stedim Biotech dropped 1.7%. The FTSE 100 added 0.4%. Other stocks in Europe were up as France's CAC 40 gained 0.4% and Germany's DAX rose 0.5%. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index was flat at 96.04. In commodities, Brent crude climbed 0.5% to $61.57 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.6% to $57.94 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 0.9% to 27.05 euros a megawatt hour. The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1 basis point to 2.855% from 2.847%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury climbed by 1 basis point to 4.166% from 4.161%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. Stocks in Asia were up as Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.4%. <pre></pre> -This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch. <pre></pre> Write to Barcelona Editors at barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com <pre></pre> (END) Dow Jones Newswires December 12, 2025 03:48 ET (08:48 GMT)Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

U.S. futures were mixed with S&P 500 flat and Dow up 0.3%. European stocks rose, with Stoxx Europe 600 up 0.4%. Notable gains included LPP and Wendel, while Sartorius stocks fell. FTSE 100, CAC 40, and DAX also increased. Brent and WTI crude prices rose slightly. Asian markets saw gains, with Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng up over 1%. Bond yields in Germany and the U.S. increased slightly.

U.S. Futures Mixed, European Stocks Up