Some key events coming up

Some key events coming up:

The Bank of England sets rates on Thursday and an Indian central bank policy decision is due Friday.

The U.S. January payrolls report is due Friday, providing a first look at hiring in 2021.

These are some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 advanced 0.1% at 4 p.m. New York time.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.3%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index increased 1.1%.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed.

The euro dipped 0.1% to $1.2035.

The Japanese yen was little changed at 105.02 per dollar.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose three basis points to 1.13%.

Germany’s 10-year yield climbed three basis points to -0.46%.

Britain’s 10-year yield jumped two basis points to 0.371%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude increased 2% to $55.85 a barrel.

Gold lost 0.2% to $1,833.85 an ounce.

Silver rose 0.6% to $26.83 per ounce.