European Markets Advance While U.S. Futures Stagnate

The regional rally in Europe saw Germany’s DAX rise 0.7% and France’s CAC 40 add 0.2%, even as individual performers diverged. Teleperformance shares slid 7.4% and Logitech International fell 4.3%, contrasting with the 6% surge for Genmab and a 4.8% gain for Siemens Energy. Asian markets presented a similarly fragmented picture: Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng retreated 0.8% and the Shanghai Composite finished 0.5% higher.

Global commodities markets faced downward pressure as Brent crude shed 0.5% to $73.53 a barrel and WTI crude fell 0.6% to $70.32. Conversely, the Dutch TTF natural gas contract rose 0.4% to 42.74 euros per megawatt hour. In the bond markets, yields continued their slide; the German 10-year Bund yield dropped 2 basis points to 2.85%, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield dipped 1 basis point to 4.368%. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index strengthened slightly, climbing 0.1% to 97.58.