This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology.

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 increased 0.3%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.8% in morning trading. Soitec rose 5.8%, and RS Group climbed 4.7%. On the other hand, Deutsche Telekom fell 7.1%, and Zegona Communications declined 4.0%.

Across specific markets, London's FTSE 100 added 0.8%, and France's CAC 40 added 0.7%. Germany's DAX index added 0.7%.

On the currency front, the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 97.28. The euro strengthened 0.2% against the dollar to $1.1233, and the pound strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.3243.

Bitcoin climbed 0.8% to $82,446.90.

In commodities, Brent crude fell 0.6% to $103.62 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 0.5% to $91.05 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.3% to 78.60 euros per megawatt hour.

Gold futures climbed 1.5% to $4,218.20 per troy ounce.

The German 10-year Bund yield fell 3.09 basis points to 3.4761%. The yield on the U.K.'s 10-year Gilt fell 4.92 basis points to 5.432%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 1.3 basis points to 5.248%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index was flat, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.5%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet