14 agost 2018
During the first day of the week, global stock marketsregistered more moderated losses than on Friday.
Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
During the first day of the week, global stock marketsregistered more moderated losses than on Friday.
The Turkish lira plummeted on Friday and reached almost 7 lira per dollars as tensions intensified with the U.S. following the imposition of sanctions
Geopolitical events (the diplomatictensions between Canada and Saudi Arabia and the impositions of sanctions to Russia from the U.S.) had a muted effect on advancedeconomies' stock markets. In Europe, the mainstock indices experienced moderate losses, except in Portugal and in the U.K., while the S&P 500 remained unchanged. Instead, trade tensions between China and the U.S. weighted on Chinese equity indices.
Stock markets in advanced economies experienced gains across all trading floors in a very quiet session.
Global stock markets were mixed in a session where the S&P 500 advanced 0.4%, driven by good news in the earnings season, and the main European indices remained broadly flat.
Stock markets in advanced economies registered moderate and broad-based gains, except for the Portuguese PSI 20 that declined 0.3%
U.S. stock markets performed positively following news of the earnings’ season and the S&P 500 gained 0.5%.
Amid an increase in trade tensions between China and U.S., stock markets in advanced economies performed poorly and the main European indices registered losses, except for the Portuguese PSI 20 which edged up by 0.3%.
European stock markets registered broad-based gains, being the Italian FTSE MIB the most benefited index.