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Thursday 1 April 2021

Key Events

Some key events to watch this week:


OPEC+ meets to discuss production levels for May on Thursday.

China Caixin PMI due Thursday.

U.S. employment report for March on Friday.

Good Friday starts the Easter weekend in countries including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia and Canada.


These are some of the main moves in financial markets:


Stocks

The S&P 500 Index increased 0.4% to 3,972.90 as of 4:06 p.m. New York time.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.3% to 32,981.55.

The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.5% to 13,246.87, the highest in more than a week on the largest climb in almost three weeks.

The Nasdaq 100 Index gained 1.5% to 13,091.44, the highest in almost two weeks.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.2% to 429.60, the largest fall in more than a week.


Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index decreased 0.2% to 1,152.21.

The euro rose 0.1% to $1.1726.

The British pound increased 0.3% to $1.3782.

The Japanese yen depreciated 0.3% to 110.74 per dollar, hitting the weakest in about a year with its sixth straight decline.


Bonds

The yield on two-year Treasuries gained one basis point to 0.16%, the highest in three weeks on the biggest rise in more than a week.

The yield on 10-year Treasuries gained three basis points to 1.74%, the highest in about 14 months.

The yield on 30-year Treasuries jumped four basis points to 2.41%.

Britain’s 10-year yield increased two basis points to 0.845%, the highest in more than a week.

Germany’s 10-year yield fell one basis point to -0.29%.


Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude decreased 2% to $59.36 

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