22 November 2018
Yesterday, stocks steadied after the previous days' sell-off and the main benchmarks rose across advanced and emerging economies.
Evolution of the international financial markets and evaluation of the main events and economic indicators of the previous day session. Available in English.
Yesterday, stocks steadied after the previous days' sell-off and the main benchmarks rose across advanced and emerging economies.
A risk-off mood drove yesterday's session and stock markets suffered across advanced and emerging economies.
Pessimism about a breakthrough in trade tensions drove global stocks down in the first session of the week. In the U.S., losses were exacerbated by weakness in the technology sector and the major indices were down by more than 1.5%.
Stocks ended the week with a mixed session in the U.S. and moderate losses in the euro area.
Political uncertainty in Europe got most of the financial market participant's attention.
Yesterday, the UK and the EU reached a provisional agreement on the Brexit Withdrawal deal, which still needs to be approved by the legislative powers in both regions.
Global financial markets started the week in a negative tone and losses were especially pronounced in US equities (the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq decreased by 2.0% and 2.8% respectively).
Global financial markets ended the week in a negative mood and losses were generalized across developed and emerging markets' equities.
Stocks eased their advance after Wednesday's rally and the main U.S., European and EM indices registered moderate losses in yesterday's session.