The Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.4% in morning trade, dragged down by broad declines across major indices. Germany’s DAX fell 0.4% and France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.7%, while the FTSE 100 trimmed 0.1%. Individual performance remained volatile: Ericsson B shares tumbled 7.5%, and Cembra Money Bank shed 3.9%. Conversely, Mycronic surged 12.8% and Allegro.eu gained 5.4%.

Across the Atlantic, U.S. markets signaled a tepid start to the session with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 0.2% and S&P 500 futures effectively flat. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index edged down 0.1% to 97.39. Yields on government debt crept upward, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury rising 1 basis point to 4.634%, while German 10-year Bunds added 3 basis points to reach 3.162%. Natural gas prices also felt the pressure, as the Dutch TTF contract rose 2.7% to 52.85 euros per megawatt hour.