Market Movers

What to watch this week:

IMF launches the World Economic Outlook update Tuesday.

U.S. U.S. Conf. Board consumer confidence Tuesday.

Fed monetary policy decision Wednesday.

EIA crude oil inventory report Wednesday.

U.S. new home sales, wholesale inventories Wednesday.

South African Reserve Bank rate decision Thursday.

U.S. initial jobless claims, durable goods, GDP Thursday.

Eurozone economic confidence, consumer confidence Friday.

U.S. consumer income, University of Michigan consumer sentiment Friday.

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as of 4 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%

The MSCI World index fell 0.7%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.3%

The euro fell 0.2% to $1.1324

The British pound fell 0.5% to $1.3487

The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 113.96 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced one basis point to 1.77%

Germany’s 10-year yield declined four basis points to -0.11%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined four basis points to 1.13%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.6% to $83.81 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.6% to $1,845.70 an ounce