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Wednesday 16 September 2020

Here are some key events coming up

 Here are some key events coming up:


Wednesday sees the FOMC policy decision and news conference from Chair Jerome Powell.

Bank of Japan, Bank Indonesia and Bank of England policy decisions come Thursday.

Friday sees quadruple witching -- the quarterly expiration of futures and options on indexes and stocks -- in U.S. markets


These are the main moves in markets:


Stocks

The S&P 500 Index increased 0.5% to 3,401.13 as of 4:02 p.m. New York time, the highest in more than a week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed at 27,994.42, the highest in more than a week.

The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.2% to 11,190.32, the highest in more than a week.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.7% to 370.96, the highest in almost two weeks.


Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed at 1,165.42, the lowest in more than a week.

The euro dipped 0.2% to $1.1845, the first retreat in a week.

The Japanese yen appreciated 0.3% to 105.46 per dollar, the strongest in more than two weeks.


Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased one basis point to 0.68%.

Germany’s 10-year yield climbed less than one basis point to -0.48%.

Britain’s 10-year yield gained two basis points to 0.217%.


Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.8% to $38.29 a barrel, the highest in more than a week.

Gold weakened 0.2% to $1,953.71 an ounce.

Copper dipped 0.3% to $3.06 a pound.

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