Market Events

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 2:55 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 1%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%

The MSCI World index rose 1.2%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.4%

The euro rose 0.7% to $1.0114

The British pound rose 0.8% to $1.1678

The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 142.76 per dollar

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced five basis points to 3.36%

Germany’s 10-year yield declined four basis points to 1.65%

Britain’s 10-year yield declined one basis point to 3.08%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.1% to $87.74 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.5% to $1,736.60 an ounce.