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Markets tumbled amid concerns that the coronavirus could spread more widely and take a larger toll on economic activity outside China.

Investors ended the week with a risk-off session, triggered by concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e. a spike in infections outside China) and a negative surprise in U.S. sentiment indicators.

Safe-haven flows dominated yesterday's session as investors decreased their risk appetite.

In yesterday's session, financial markets were driven again by news on coronavirus and sentiment improved mildly across the globe.

Yesterday financial markets experienced another risk-off session driven by worries about the coronavirus.

Investors traded with moderate optimism in a session in which U.S. markets were closed due to President's Holiday.

In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid mixed economic data releases. In this context, stock indices edged down modestly in most euro area countries and rose mildly in the U.S.

Yesterday, investors traded cautiously. The session started in a risk-off mood due to a surge in the number of infections, but markets gradually calmed down as the surge was mostly due to improved measurement techniques.

Yesterday, investors traded in a risk-on mood for the second day in a row, as markets turned more optimistic on the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Investors traded in a positive mood, supported by a statement from Chinese officials saying that the coronavirus epidemic could be contained by April.

Investors started the week in a mixed mood and stocks declined across most advanced and emerging economies but not in China nor in the U.S

In the last session of the week, renewed concern over the coronavirus overshadowed positive economic data releases and markets retreated, reversing the gains recorded earlier in the week.