Key Events

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

The S&P 500 rose 1.9% as of 12:30 p.m. New York time

The Nasdaq 100 rose 2.6%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%

The MSCI World index rose 1.3%

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.5%

The euro rose 0.5% to $1.0669

The British pound rose 0.3% to $1.2058

The Japanese yen rose 1% to 133.16 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin rose 0.6% to $16,617.95

Ether rose 1.1% to $1,199.28

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries declined five basis points to 3.83%

Germany’s 10-year yield declined six basis points to 2.44%

Britain’s 10-year yield was little changed at 3.66%

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.5% to $77.81 a barrel

Gold futures rose 0.5% to $1,825.40 an ounce.