TOKYO—European benchmarks were higher Monday after most Asian markets retreated, while the price of bitcoin hovered near $20,000.
U.S. futures advanced and oil prices fell back early Monday.
The price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency remained near the psychological benchmark of $20,000 after bouncing during the weekend. At one point, bitcoin plunged nearly 10 percent to under $18,600, according to the cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk.
As of 0500 ET (0900 GMT) Monday, it was at $20,650.56.
France’s CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent to 5,893.20. Germany’s DAX added 0.2 percent to 13,150.16. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.5 percent to 7,049.87. U.S. markets are closed Monday for the Juneteenth holiday. The future for the Dow industrials was up 0.4 percent while that for the S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent….