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U.S. stock futures were little changed ahead of new jobless figures, a day after investors pulled out of riskier assets.

Futures on the S&P 500 fell 0.1% and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.1%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict market moves after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.6% in morning trade. Communication services and information technology sectors led gains while the utilities sector lost ground.

Uniper slipped 2.9% for a three-day losing streak.

The U.K.'s FTSE 100 added 0.5%. Other stock indexes in Europe also mostly climbed as France's CAC 40 gained 0.7%, the U.K.'s FTSE 250 rose 0.5% and Germany's DAX added 0.7%.

The Swiss franc, the euro and the British pound gained 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.1% respectively against the U.S. dollar.

In commodities, Brent crude rose 0.3% to $66.86 a barrel. Gold declined 0.5% to $1,872.50 a troy ounce.

The yield on German 10-year bunds was up to minus 0.089% and the U.K. 10-year gilts yield strengthened to 0.872%. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was down to 1.671% from 1.680% on Wednesday. Yields move in the opposite direction from prices.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.2% after falling as much as 0.7% earlier, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.5% and China's benchmark Shanghai Composite shed 0.1%.

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May 20, 2021 03:58 ET (07:58 GMT)

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