U.S. Stocks Rise, Shrugging off Energy Weakness: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks gained modestly Monday with the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average continuing their record runs, as strength in technology and consumer staples balanced out weakness in energy. Oil dropped amid speculation that an abundance of supply will weigh on the market. The dollar climbed, and the euro also rose.

European equities slipped after a report showed German industrial data unexpectedly fell in June, with declines in travel and leisure shares offsetting advances for ArcelorMittal and Anglo American Plc after iron ore and steel prices increased. West Texas Intermediate crude sat below $50 a barrel as producers gathered in Abu Dhabi to address oversupply issues. The S&P 500 Energy Index was down 1 percent, making it the worst performing group in the broader gauge.

The euro remained resilient as investors show increasing confidence in European growth amid disappointment over U.S. President Donald Trump's failure get tax reform and infrastructure spending plans off the ground. Monday's report from Germany is unlikely to mark a turning point for either the nation's economy or the wider bloc, which has successfully navigated a series of political challenges while expansion accelerates.

“I'm maxing on the euro at $1.20 at the moment, and I'm happy for it to be poodling along for a little while until something new and different comes long,” David Bloom, global head of currency strategy at HSBC Holdings Plc, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “It could be tax reform in the U.S.”

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Among the key events looming this week:

• Representatives from OPEC and non-member nations meet in Abu Dhabi Monday to discuss supply cut compliance, which fell to 86% in July.
• It's a week of industrial data in Europe. U.K. factory output for June is due Thursday. After Monday's industrial production for Germany, Italy is on Wednesday and France on Friday.
• Kenya holds a presidential election starting Tuesday with President Uhuru Kenyatta challenged by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
• Among a number of Fed speakers this week, keep a keen ear out for comments by New York Fed boss Bill Dudley on Thursday.
• South African President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resumes talks to form a coalition government on Wednesday.
• The Fed's inflation puzzle means Friday's CPI data in the U.S. will get close attention.
• Argentina, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Serbia and Zambia set monetary policy.

Here are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

• The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent to 2,480.91 and the Dow gained 0.1 percent to 22,118.42, both all-time highs. The Nasdaq 100 Index surged 0.6 percent
• The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dipped 0.1 percent. 
• The U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.3 percent to the highest in two months. 
• Germany's DAX Index sank 0.3 percent. 
• The MSCI All-Country World Index added 0.3 percent. 

Currencies

• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index advanced 0.1 percent, extending its gains from Friday. 
• The euro increased 0.2 percent to $1.1794. 
• The British pound fell 0.1 percent to $1.3031, the weakest in two weeks.
• The Japanese yen dipped 0.1 percent to 110.74 per dollar.

Bonds

• The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell one basis point to 2.2566 percent. 
• Germany's 10-year yield slid one basis point to 0.46 percent. 
• Britain's 10-year yield decreased four basis points to 1.139 percent.

Commodities

• West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 0.5 percent to $49.31 a barrel. 
• Gold declined 0.1 percent to $1,257.36 an ounce. 
• Copper advanced 0.8 percent to $2.9085 a pound, the highest in more than two years.

Asia

• Japan's Topix index rose 0.5 percent. Toyota Motor Corp. jumped 2 percent after it beat first-quarter profit estimates and raised its full-year forecast on Friday.
• The S&P/ASX 200 Index in Sydney was up 0.9 percent with miners and banks advancing.
• South Korea's Kospi index gained 0.1 percent.
• In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.5 percent.
• The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index added 0.5 percent to its highest since December 2007.

--With assistance from Paul Dobson Robert Brand Jessica Summers and Grant Smith

To contact the reporter on this story: Eric J. Weiner in New York at eweiner12@bloomberg.net.

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