Some key events coming up

The U.S. employment report on Friday is expected to show more Americans headed back to work in November, though at a slower pace than October.

German factory orders for October are due Friday.

These are some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 Index declined 0.1% to 3,666.72 as of 4:11 p.m. New York time.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3% to 29,969.52, the highest in more than a week.

The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.2% to 12,377.18, the highest on record.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed at 391.72.

The MSCI All-Country World Index jumped 0.3% to 628.29, the highest on record.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index declined 0.5% to 1,130.40, the lowest in more than two years.

The euro increased 0.3% to $1.2146, the strongest in more than two years.

The British pound climbed 0.7% to $1.3454, the strongest in more than two years.

The Japanese yen appreciated 0.5% to 103.87 per dollar, the strongest in almost two weeks on the largest rise in four weeks.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries dipped three basis points to 0.91%.

Germany’s 10-year yield dipped four basis points to -0.56%, the largest decrease in more than 10 weeks.

Britain’s 10-year yield declined three basis points to 0.322%, the first retreat in a week.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 0.9% to $45.67 a barrel, the highest in more than a week.

Gold strengthened 0.6% to $1,841.53 an ounce, the highest in almost two weeks.