Market Movers

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Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 1.5% as of 4 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 2.1%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%

The MSCI World index rose 1.6%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1%

The euro was little changed at $1.1424

The British pound was little changed at $1.3537

The Japanese yen was little changed at 115.52 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined two basis points to 1.94%

Germany’s 10-year yield declined five basis points to 0.21%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined six basis points to 1.43%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.7% to $90 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,833.50 an ounce