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Global stock markets were mixed in a session where the S&P 500 advanced 0.4%, driven by good news in the earnings season, and the main European indices remained broadly flat.

Geopolitical events (the diplomatictensions between Canada and Saudi Arabia and the impositions of sanctions to Russia from the U.S.) had a muted effect on advancedeconomies' stock markets. In Europe, the mainstock indices experienced moderate losses, except in Portugal and in the U.K., while the S&P 500 remained unchanged. Instead, trade tensions between China and the U.S. weighted on Chinese equity indices.

U.S. stocks remained close to all-time highs while European stock market indices posted moderate gains (with the exception of the Italian MIB, which declined by -0.4%).

Financial markets exhibited a mixed mood as European stocks nudged down and U.S. indices struggled for direction but closed with small gains.

U.S. and European stocks rose amid a broad rally in technology shares, while emerging-market equities edged moderately higher both in Asia and Latin America.

In the last session of the week, stock markets in Europe registered broad-based losses following the U.S.

With the stock markets closed in the U.S. because of a federal holiday, European stock markets had a mixed performance.

Global stock markets were mixed in yesterday's session. In the U.S., the S&P 500 closed flat while in Europe stocks rose across the board.

U.S. and emerging-economy stock markets advanced, while European indices were mixed.

Stock markets were mixed in Europe, where the German and French indices edged down and the Italian MIB gained more than 1%.

Stock markets were mixed, with slight gains in the Eurozone (with the exception of Spain's Ibex 35), a mixed behavior of the U.S.' main indices and small losses in emerging equities (which were driven by Latin American stocks and partially counterbalanced by Asian indices).

Investors digested the Fed's third rate hike of the year (see our detailed analysis of the meeting here) with moderate stock market gains, relatively unchanged sovereign yields, and a mixed behavior in FX markets, where the euro eased to $1.16 while some EM currencies appreciated (such as the Turkish lira the Brazilian real) and others weakened (such as Argentina's peso).
 

The last session of the week was marked by the announcement of the Italian 2019's fiscal deficit target (2.4% of GDP), which weighted on most European assets.

In the last session of the week, the mood was disparate in both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, losses in the main stock markets were moderate and broad-based, while in the U.S., the S&P 500 bounced back from the losses registered on previous days.

In yesterday's session, political uncertainty weighted on European financial markets, while the September's Fed meeting minutes focused the attention in the U.S.

Global financial markets were mixed as U.S. equities rebounded from previous days' losses (pushed by solid company results) but in Europe most indices registered moderate losses.

Stocks ended the week with a mixed session as they rose in most European and emerging economies but declined in the U.S.

Investors started the week with a mixed session in which U.S. stocks edged higher, the main European indices were mixed and emerging-economy equities declined in Asia and rose in Latin America.

Caution prevailed in yesterday's session as U.S. equities advanced but euro area and EM stocks exhibited a mixed performance.

Advanced-economy stocks rallied and the main U.S. and euro area indices rose around 2% and 1%, respectively. In emerging markets, stocks rose more moderately and Latin American equities underperformed their Asian counterparts.