Market Movers

U.S. unemployment, nonfarm payrolls, Friday

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks
The S&P 500 fell 0.5% as of 4 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.5%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%
The MSCI World index fell 0.6%

Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.3%
The euro fell 0.5% to $1.1065
The British pound fell 0.5% to $1.3345
The Japanese yen was little changed at 115.44 per dollar

Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined two basis points to 1.85%
Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at 0.02%
Britain’s 10-year yield advanced four basis points to 1.30%

Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.9% to $108.48 a barrel
Gold futures rose 1% to $1,940.80 an ounce