Events

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 1:21 p.m. New York time
The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%
The MSCI World index was little changed

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed
The euro was little changed at $1.0698
The British pound rose 0.4% to $1.2588
The Japanese yen fell 0.5% to 132.58 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined six basis points to 2.98%
Germany’s 10-year yield declined three basis points to 1.29%
Britain’s 10-year yield declined three basis points to 2.21%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.7% to $117.69 a barrel
Gold futures rose 0.5% to $1,852.20 an ounce