<div id="readability-page-1"><div> U.S. futures for the S&amp;P 500 were up 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.7% in morning trading. Elia Group added 16.7% and Universal Music Group rose 5.2%. On the other hand, SFS Group dropped 4.5%, and Financiere Richemont sunk 4.4%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.5%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 declined 0.8% and Germany's DAX dropped 1.2%. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.3% to 99.17. In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.9% to $70.07 a barrel, and WTI crude gained 0.9% to $66.94 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 2.4% to 37.33 euros a megawatt hour. The German 10-year Bund yield was flat at 2.839%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined by 1 basis point to 4.27% from 4.276%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. Stocks in Asia were down as Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 2.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.6%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 0.3%. <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 March 07, 2025 03:48 ET (08:48 GMT)Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

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U.S. futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and Dow Jones climbed 0.1%, while European stocks fell, with the Stoxx Europe 600 down 0.7%. Notable gainers included Elia Group (+16.7%) and Universal Music Group (+5.2%), while SFS Group (-4.5%) and Financiere Richemont (-4.4%) declined. Brent crude and WTI crude both increased by 0.9%. Asian markets also saw declines, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 2.2%.

U.S. Futures Rise, European Stocks Slide