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 fell 2.5% as of 4 p.m. New York time.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4%.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index surged 0.8%.
The MSCI Emerging Market Index added 0.2%.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.6%.
The euro climbed 0.1% to $1.2173.
The British pound fell 0.8% to $1.4024.
The Japanese yen weakened 0.3% to 106.22 per dollar.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased 15 basis points to 1.52%.
Germany’s 10-year yield jumped seven basis points to -0.23%.
Britain’s 10-year yield increased five basis points to 0.78%.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.4% to $63.45 a barrel.
Gold weakened 1.8% to $1,773.03 an ounce.
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