The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.5 percent to the highest level since June 2008 at 6:05 a.m. in New York. Futures on the Dow Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.2 percent. Aluminum, nickel and copper led industrial metals higher. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose two basis points to 2.05 percent. Australia’s dollar strengthened to a one-month high versus its U.S. counterpart after payrolls climbed the most in almost 13 years.
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Europe Stocks Rise to 2008 High; Metals Gain, Bonds Fall
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.5 percent to the highest level since June 2008 at 6:05 a.m. in New York. Futures on the Dow Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.2 percent. Aluminum, nickel and copper led industrial metals higher. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose two basis points to 2.05 percent. Australia’s dollar strengthened to a one-month high versus its U.S. counterpart after payrolls climbed the most in almost 13 years.
