NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Global stock markets fell on Monday as expectations for faster growth and inflation battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising fixed-income yields made equity valuations look more stretched in comparison.
The dollar slid against major currencies, slumping to multi-year lows against the British pound and the Australian dollar. Gold rose more than 1% to a near one-week high and copper prices shot above $9,000 a tonne for the first time since 2011.
Oil prices rose on a tight global supply outlook with U.S. production hammered by frigid weather and an approaching meeting of top crude producers expected to keep output largely reined in.