Global equities rose, as stocks from Hong Kong to Europe rallied and technology stocks rebounded after their biggest weekly selloff of the year. The yen fell with oil and gold.
The Stoxx Europe 600 jumped the most since April, while Samsung Electronics Co. led gains among tech shares in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.
he euro was steady as talks begin on the U.K.’s split from the European Union. The yen slumped against all its major peers, while oil and gold resumed declines.
Here are the main moves in markets:
The Stoxx Europe 600 jumped 0.8 percent.
Futures on the S&P 500 Index rose 0.3 percent after the underlying gauge posted a 0.1 percent advance last week.
Currencies:
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased less than 0.1 percent. The yen declined 0.2 percent to 111.12 per dollar.
The Australian dollar retreated less than 0.1 percent from the highest level since the end of March.
The pound was flat at $1.2783.
Bonds:
The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose less than one basis point to 2.16 percent.
Commodities:
West Texas Intermediate crude oil slid 0.5 percent to $44.54 a barrel, near the lowest level since November.
Gold slipped 0.1 percent to $1,251.95 an ounce, heading for an eighth decline in nine sessions.
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