U.S. stock futures were little changed after a rally led by technology stocks in the previous session lifted major indexes.

S&P 500 futures traded broadly flat and futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1%. Changes in equity futures don't necessarily predict moves after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 lost 0.3% in morning trade. Consumer discretionary and information technology sectors posted the main losses while consumer staples and utilities sectors rose.

WH Smith slipped 2%.

The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was down 0.6%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 meandered near the flat line, Germany's DAX was broadly flat and the U.K.'s FTSE 250 shed 0.5%.

In the U.S., videogame provider Roblox Corp.'s stock will begin trading Wednesday under the symbol RBLX. The shares are trading through a direct listing, bypassing the traditional route of an initial public offering.

The Swiss franc and the euro dropped 0.1% and 0.2% respectively against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the British pound strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar, with 1 pound buying $1.39.

In commodities, international benchmark Brent crude fell 0.8% to $66.95 a barrel. Gold was also down 0.5% to $1,708.70 a troy ounce.

The German 10-year bund yield rose to minus 0.297% and the 10-year U.K. government debt known as gilts yield was down to 0.727%. 10-year U.S. Treasury yields edged up to 1.548% from 1.545%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.2% and Japan's Nikkei 225 index was largely flat, whereas China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was flat after increasing 0.9% during the session.

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March 10, 2021 04:04 ET (09:04 GMT)

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