09 abril 2018
Global stock markets terminated the week on a negative stance, with declines above 2% in the U.S. and more limited losses in Europe.
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Global stock markets terminated the week on a negative stance, with declines above 2% in the U.S. and more limited losses in Europe.
Stock markets rebounded strongly, with the main Euro Area indices up by more than 2.0 percent and U.S. indices advancing around 1.0 percent.
Stock markets swung back and forth as they dropped in early trading and bounced back in the last part of the session.
European stock markets posted losses in their first session after the Easter holidays while U.S. stock markets rebounded after a mixed start.
On Thursday, in the last session before the Easter holidays, stock markets posted gains both in the U.S. (S&P 500 +1.4%) and in Europe (Eurostoxx 50 +0.9%). Yesterday, European stock markets were still closed but U.S. markets opened back with losses (S&P 500 -2.2%).
European stock markets were mixed yesterday while stocks registered slight decreases in the U.S.
Stock markets slumped worldwide in a renewed bout of volatility at the end of the week, while gold rallied and U.S. and Euro Area sovereign yields nudged down.
Global financial markets suffered a new spike of volatility as stock markets tumbled worldwide and investors rushed to the U.S. and German bond markets.