Investing.com - European stocks were mixed to lower on Thursday with the DAX down 0.21%. Markets in Asia were subdued with Japan's Nikkei dipping after touching a 9-month high on Wednesday US futures pointed to a flat open for the S&P 500. The US Dollar Index was slightly lower after climbing to 100.60 on Wednesday, its highest since April 2003 In global debt markets, the yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-Year note continued to decline.