Some of the main moves in markets

Stocks

The S&P 500 climbed 1.6% as of 4 p.m. New York time.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.7%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 0.9%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed.

The euro fell 0.1% to $1.1812.

The British pound climbed 0.2% to $1.3066.

Bonds

Germany’s 10-year yield fell two basis points to -0.55%.

Britain’s 10-year yield declined one basis point to 0.271%.

Commodities

The Bloomberg Commodity Index fell 0.6%.

West Texas Intermediate crude declined 2.6% to $39.54 a barrel.

Gold weakened 0.4% to $1,923.29 an ounce.