Some key events to watch this week:
Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 will meet virtually Friday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be among the attendees.
These are some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.1% as of 4 p.m. New York time.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.5%.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1.9%.
The MSCI Emerging Market Index fell 1.4%.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index slipped 0.2%.
The euro strengthened 0.1% to $1.2166.
The British pound rose 0.2% to $1.4139.
The Japanese yen weakened 0.6% to 105.86 per dollar.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries jumped four basis points to 1.38%.
Germany’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to -0.31%.
Britain’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to 0.73%.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude gained 2.5% to $63.23 a barrel.
Gold slid 0.2% to $1,801.34 an ounce.
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