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U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher, Treasuries Decline: Markets Wrap
These are the main moves in markets:
Stocks
- Futures on the S&P 500 Index increased 0.3% as of 7:21 a.m. New York time.
- The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed.
- The MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped 0.5%.
- The MSCI Emerging Market Index increased 0.4%.
Currencies
- The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1%.
- The euro increased 0.1% to $1.1029.
- The British pound was little changed at $1.2881.
- The onshore yuan increased 0.2% to 7.008 per dollar.
- The Japanese yen dipped 0.3% to 108.70 per dollar.
Bonds
- The yield on 10-year Treasuries gained two basis points to 1.84%.
- The yield on two-year Treasuries increased two basis points to 1.61%.
- Germany’s 10-year yield increased one basis point to -0.34%.
- Britain’s 10-year yield gained two basis points to 0.728%.
- Japan’s 10-year yield decreased less than one basis point to -0.068%.
Commodities
- West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 0.1% to $56.74 a barrel.
- Iron ore gained 1.1% to $82.80 per metric ton.
- Gold fell 0.4% to $1,465.30 an ounce.
— With assistance by Namitha Jagadeesh, and Cormac Mullen
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