Bonds Sink as U.S. Futures Rise, Europe Stocks Dip: Markets Wrap

 

 

Here are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

• Futures on the S&P 500 Index gained 0.2% as of 6:15 a.m. New York time.
• The Stoxx Europe 600 Index decreased 0.3%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index fell 0.4%.
• The MSCI Asia Pacific Index increased 0.2%.
• The MSCI Emerging Market Index was little changed.

Currencies

• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.2%.
• The euro was little changed at $1.0897.
• The British pound was little changed at $1.2289.
• The Japanese yen decreased 0.3% to 108.36 per dollar.

Bonds

• The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose seven basis points to 1.74%.
• Germany’s 10-year yield jumped five basis points to -0.52%.
• Britain’s 10-year yield climbed six basis points to 0.551%.

Commodities

• Gold dipped 0.4% to $1,466.81 an ounce.
• West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 1% to $54.59 a barrel.