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Stock markets posted strong increases in the U.S. while they were mixed in Europe during the last day of the week.

Yesterday, stock markets rallied around the world while 10-year sovereign yields remained stable in the U.S. and declined in the Euro Area (particularly so in the periphery countries).

In the last session of the week, stock markets rose worldwide and sovereign yields ticked up in the U.S. and declined in the Euro Area.

Stock markets suffered losses for the third time in the week, with stronger declines in the Euro Area than in the U.S.

After the strong correction registered during the first weeks of February, global stock markets closed last week on a positive note with stronger increases in Europe than in the U.S., where they remained relatively stable on Friday.

U.S. stock markets registered strong gains during the last day of the week due to economic optimism after the publication of the U.S. jobs report that showed a solid increase in employment, with 313,000 jobs created in February.

Global stock markets started the week with slight gains, after the Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a positive signal to the market saying he backs globalization and the opening up of China's market.

On Friday, stock markets edged up in the U.S. and were mixed in the euro area (advancing in the periphery and nudging down in the core).

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.

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.

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 continued with the positive mood and, despite the trade tensions, the main stock indices of China and the U.S. registered solid gains.

Global stock markets performed positively and the main indices registered moderate gains, with the exception of the IBEX 35 and the Turkish BIST 100, which lost 0.4% and 3.0% respectively.

Stock markets in advanced economies registered losses in the last session of the week, as investors' concerns on trade tensions increased following the comments of the U.S. President, Donald Trump.

Global stock markets were mixed yesterday with the main European indices edging down (except for the Portuguese PSI 20 and the Ibex 35) and the S&P gaining 0.2%.

The main stock markets in advanced and emerging economies registered gains, with the exception of the Portuguese PSI and the Shanghai Index.

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.

Yesterday's session was once again dominated by the uncertainty around the 2019's Italian fiscal deficit. In this context, the Italian risk premium continued to rise and exceeded the maximums reached in May (above 300bp).

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.