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In yesterday’s session, risk sentiment improved as investors showed lower pessimism over the outlook of the covid-19 pandemic.

Last Thursday, investors traded with moderate optimism amid the announcement of new policy measures.

U.S. stocks climbed on optimism for another round of stimulus while euro area stocks were mixed after EU finance ministers failed to agree on an economic package to respond to the pandemic

Market sentiment continued to recover amid investor hopes that the coronavirus outbreak might be decelerating.

In the first session of the week, investor sentiment found support on signs of decelerating COVID-19 infections and deaths in the major European economies.

On Friday, global stocks declined amid economic releases showing the impact of the COVID-19.

In yesterday's session, investors’ risk appetite rose moderately despite the release of recession-like economic data.

Financial markets' sentiment remained low as economic data confirmed the slowdown in manufacturing activity.

The last session of Q1 2020 ended with stock indices edging up and mixed movements in sovereign yields.

In the first session of the week, investor sentiment improved moderately amid mixed virus-related news.

Financial markets ended the week with a risk-off mood despite Trump's signature of the $2.2 trillion fiscal package to combat the economic impact of covid-19.

Markets rallied again (particularly in the U.S.) as sentiment found support on the economic packages announced in the last days and shrugged off data releases (U.S. jobless claims surged to a record 3.3 million last week).