Some key events coming up

The September U.S. employment report on Friday will be the last before the November election.

These are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 Index rose 0.8% as of 4 p.m. New York time.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.1%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index decreased 0.1%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.3%.

The British pound rose 0.4% to $1.2917.

The euro slumped 0.2% to $1.1726.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose four basis points to 0.69%.

Germany’s 10-year yield rose two basis points to -0.52%.

Britain’s 10-year yield climbed five basis points to 0.23%.

New Zealand’s 10-year yield climbed five basis points to 0.485%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.9% to $40.02 a barrel.

Gold weakened 0.5% to $1,888.65 an ounce.

The Bloomberg Commodities Index rose 0.8%.