Here are some events to watch this week:
Reserve Bank of India monetary policy decision on Friday
The U.S. Labor Department releases unemployment and job creation data Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 rose 0.8% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.9%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%
The MSCI World index rose 1.1%
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro was little changed at $1.1554
The British pound rose 0.3% to $1.3617
The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 111.60 per dollar
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced five basis points to 1.57%
Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.19%
Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 1.08%
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.8% to $78.85 a barrel
Gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,755.80 an ounce