Here are some key events to watch this week:
Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate and its bond-buying target unchanged Thursday
Reserve Bank of India monetary policy decision, briefing Friday
The U.S. jobs report is expected to show another robust month of hiring Friday
For more market analysis read our MLIV blog.
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 0.8% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.7%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%
The MSCI World index rose 0.5%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro was little changed at $1.1866
The British pound rose 0.3% to $1.3918
The Japanese yen rose 0.2% to 109.06 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at 1.17%
Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.48%
Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 0.52%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.9% to $70.62 a barrel
Gold futures fell 0.5% to $1,814 an ounce
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