Some key events coming up

Policy decisions from central banks in Japan and Russia are due Friday.

These are some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.6% as of 4 p.m. New York time, the highest on record.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5%.

The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.8%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.4% to the lowest in almost three years.

The euro gained 0.6% to $1.2267, the strongest in almost three years.

The Japanese yen appreciated 0.3% to 103.11 per dollar, the strongest in more than nine months.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose one basis point to 0.93%.

Germany’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to -0.57%.

Britain’s 10-year yield rose one two basis points to 0.29%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude gained 1.1% to $48.36 a barrel, the highest in almost 10 months.

Gold futures strengthened 1.6% to $1,889 an ounce, the highest in almost six weeks.