This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology.

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 declined 0.2%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.3% in morning trading. Novartis fell 9.6%, and BE Semiconductor declined 3.1%. On the other hand, Rubis SCA rose 4.8%, and Sandoz Group climbed 4.6%.

Across specific markets, London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, and France's CAC 40 fell 0.2%. Germany's DAX index fell 0.2%.

On the currency front, the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index held steady at 94.95. The euro weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.1616, and the pound held steady against the dollar at $1.3535.

Bitcoin fell 1.0% to $78,442.20.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 1.7% to $98.61 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 2.9% to $94.09 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 1.3% to 74.22 euros per megawatt hour.

Gold futures declined 0.6% to $4,447.60 per troy ounce.

The German 10-year Bund yield climbed 0.34 basis points to 3.4032%. The yield on the U.K.'s 10-year Gilt climbed 1.51 basis points to 5.121%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 1.5 basis points to 4.804%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 1.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.3%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite climbed 0.2%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet