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European stock markets were mixed, with the Ibex and the Italian FTSE MIB loosing 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent respectively.

European stock markets edged down, with the Italian FTSE MIB leading the losses and declining more than 2%.

Financial markets showed a less negative sentiment on Italian assets, as M5S and Lega closed a new government deal that eased concerns on euro break-up.

Markets ended the week on a positive note as stocks rallied, U.S. and German sovereign yields ticked up and euro area peripheral sovereign spreads declined strongly.

Advanced financial markets started the week in an optimistic mood. Stock market indices advanced moderately both in the U.S. and Europe (except for the Italian MIB).
 

Yesterday, risk aversion returned to European markets (although less sharply than last week) as investors reacted to Italian PM Giuseppe Conte's maiden speech in the Senate.

European sovereign yields edged up on the back of upbeat comments from the ECB's Chief Economist Peter Praet, which gave investors greater confidence in the ECB's intentions to gradually wind down net asset purchases in the coming months.

Yesterday markets exhibited a mixed performance as most U.S. and European stock market indices declined (with the exception of the Spanish Ibex 35 and the Portuguese PSI 20).

Most of the European stock market indices decreased on Friday while the main U.S. indices registered slight increases.

The ECB announced the phasing out of quantitative easing with net purchases diminishing from 30 to 15 billion euros in the last quarter of the year and ceasing in December.

For the second day in a row, European stock markets suffered broad-based losses, with the exception of PSI 20 which experienced no change.

Yesterday, European stock markets maintained the negative note, with slight decreases in most indices and a more pronounced decline in the German DAX.

Global stock markets performed positively yesterday with modest increases in the S&P 500 and in the main European indices, except for the Portuguese and the French indices that closed with moderate losses.

European stock markets ended the week on a positive note while the main U.S. indices were mixed, with a slight decrease for the Nasdaq and a small gain for the S&P 500.

Global stock markets stabilized after the sell-off experienced on Monday. In the U.S., the main indices registered slight increases while in Europe stocks were mixed, with peripheral indices experiencing moderate advances and core indices remaining stable or suffering slight declines.

Global stock markets were mixed yesterday, with slight increases in the U.S. and decreases for the main European indices.

On Friday, emerging-market (EM) and European stocks rallied (with the exception of the Portuguese PSI20, which declined by -0.5 percent), while U.S. indices moderated their gains in late selling.

Investors returned from the U.S. holiday with a positive mood, and U.S. and euro area stocks registered broad-based and strong gains.

European stock markets registered small gains in the last session of the week, while in the U.S. the main indices advanced further in the advent of the earning season's start.

Markets ended the week with a relatively quiet session. The main U.S. and euro area stock market indices posted moderate gains, but in Spain and Portugal stocks suffered a small decline.