Stock Markets Today: Global Stocks Lower Ahead of US Data

Stock Markets Today: Global Stocks Lower Ahead of US Data
A currency trader passes by the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on April 24, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—Global stocks and Wall Street futures declined Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update that is expected to show growth slowing.

London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices fell.