The Dow was flat in the NY market, while Chicago Nikkei futures fell from the previous day's close, with conditions across the markets reported.
The Dow in the New York market was at 51178.74, virtually unchanged from the previous day at 0.00%, while the Nasdaq fell 1.39% to 27155.20.
CME Nikkei 225 futures were at 68360, down 740, or 1.08%, from the Osaka Exchange close during NY trading. Among European stocks, the U.K. FTSE 100 closed down 0.16%, Germany's DAX fell 1.18% and France's CAC 40 declined 0.51%. U.S. Treasury yields were 4.749% for 2-year notes, 5.225% for 10-year notes and 5.601% for 30-year bonds, each showing a slight decline.
The expected inflation rate, a key long-term indicator, was 2.371%. Long-term interest rates were 3.080% in Japan, 3.495% in Germany, 5.481% in the U.K., 3.928% in Canada and 5.393% in Australia.
In commodities, NY crude oil futures for November delivery rose to $91.47, up 3.19, or 3.61%. Gold futures rose slightly to $4,151.70 per ounce, up 11.00, or 0.27%, while bitcoin fell to 81466.75, down 1922.27, or 2.31%. The reference value converted into yen was ¥12,857,897, down ¥303,392.