U.S. bond and stock trading and markets in other parts of the world will shut early on Thursday for the Christmas holidays. Most global markets are shut Friday.
Here are the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index increased 0.1% to 3,690.01 as of 4:07 p.m. New York time.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.4% to 30,129.83.
The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.3% to 12,771.11, the largest decrease in two weeks.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index jumped 1.1% to 395.49.
The MSCI All-Country World Index climbed 0.4% to 636.07.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.4% to 1,127.31, the biggest fall in more than a week.
The euro gained 0.2% to $1.2191.
The British pound surged 1% to $1.3498, the biggest jump in almost seven weeks.
The Japanese yen strengthened 0.1% to 103.53 per dollar.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased three basis points to 0.94%, the biggest increase in almost three weeks.
Germany’s 10-year yield climbed five basis points to -0.55%, hitting the highest in three weeks with the first advance in a week and the largest surge in more than six weeks.
Britain’s 10-year yield jumped 10 basis points to 0.286%, the biggest surge in about nine months.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude gained 2.2% to $48.04 a barrel, the largest rise in almost two weeks.
Gold strengthened 0.6% to $1,872.33 an ounce.
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