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.
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Stocks eased their advance after Wednesday's rally and the main U.S., European and EM indices registered moderate losses in yesterday's session.
Yesterday, stocks steadied after the previous days' sell-off and the main benchmarks rose across advanced and emerging economies.
Financial markets started the week in a very positive mood and stocks rallied across the globe.
Yesterday, European financial markets were mixed, while in the US the S&P 500 rallied following Jerome Powell's speech.
Yesterday, in the US the S&P 500 edged down after Wednesday's rally and registered moderate losses, while European stock markets registered broad-based and moderate gains.
Markets ended the week in a cautious mood as investors waited for Trump and Xi's meeting at the weekend's G20 summit.
Financial markets ended the week with another spike of volatility.
Global stock markets remained volatile amid political uncertainty in the U.K. around the Brexit deal vote.
Financial markets ended the week on a sour note. U.S. and EM stocks dropped by close to 2% and 1.5%, respectively, and erased the week's gains.
Volatility gripped financial markets as investors digested the outcome of the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
In Friday's session, the negative tone in which financial markets operated during the week persisted.
On Monday, markets ended the year with a quiet session in which volatility edged lower and most stock market indices finished the session higher.
Gains eased in the last session of the week, stocks finished down slightly on Friday and volatility declined.
Investors traded in a positive mood after Chinese officials had stated early in the morning that the Chinese government will continue to cut taxes in order to support its slowing economy.
U.S. stocks advanced moderately on the back of a better-than-expected start to the earnings season.
Investors operated with a pessimistic tone as they continued to digest the IMF's downward revisions to global growth forecasts.
In the last session of the week, financial markets operated in a positive tone.
Markets traded in a cautious mood as concerns about global growth (some companies blamed slowing global growth for disappointing results) and trade tensions (U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei and its CFO while China asked the WTO to rule on its complain about U.S. tariffs) came back to the fore.
As investors awaited for more clues on the evolution of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, financial markets remained in a low volatility environment.