Key Events

Some key events coming up:

Lunar New Year public holidays begin in nations across Asia, with China breaking for a week.

Bank of Russia’s policy decision comes Friday.

These are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 Index lost less than 0.1% 4 p.m. in New York.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.2%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.8%.

The MSCI Emerging Market Index gained 1.1%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1%.

The euro added 0.1% to $1.2125.

The British pound rose 0.2% to $1.3841.

The Japanese yen slipped 0.1% to 104.67 per dollar.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell two basis points to 1.13%.

The yield on two-year Treasuries was unchanged at 0.11%.

Germany’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to -0.44%.

Britain’s 10-year yield climbed two basis points to 0.48%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude gained 0.5% to $58.65 a barrel.

Gold futures added 0.4% to $1,844.20 an ounce.