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A risk-off mood drove yesterday's session and stock markets suffered across advanced and emerging economies.

Yesterday, stocks steadied after the previous days' sell-off and the main benchmarks rose across advanced and emerging economies.

Stocks declined across the board on Friday as downbeat activity figures in the U.S. (nonfarm payroll employment +20,000 in February after +311,000 in January) and China (export growth dropped from 9.1% yoy in January to -20.7% in February) added to the OECD and the ECB's downgraded macroeconomic projections earlier in the week.

In a low-trading session (U.S. markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday), European stocks edged lower and EM equities exhibited a mixed performance.

Financial markets ended the week in a mixed tone. In Europe, most stock indices advanced modestly, while US equities registered losses.

Financial markets started the week in a very positive mood and stocks rallied across the globe.

Financial markets performed in opposite directions in both sides of the Atlantic.

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.

Implied volatility declined and stock markets rose across the board in the first session of the week as investors digested the truce agreed by Presidents Trump and Xi in the G20's meeting.

European equities performed  well on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised its growth forecast for the US, and the Eurostoxx50 rose 0.5%. Banks and automakers led the gains, as they are favored by rising market interest rates.

In yesterday's session, volatility declined, US stock indices rose led by gains in the tech sector and euro area equities were mixed.

After the extraordinary gains in U.S. equities registered on December 26th, financial markets remained volatile and performed in opposite directions across advanced economies.

After Christmas, investors were in a very positive mood and the main U.S. stock indices registered strong gains.

In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously as they continued to weigh accelerating economic growth and inflation expectations for the US. In this context, the S&P 500 ticked down, the Nasdaq rose and euro area indices declined following previous' day losses in the US. 

Investors traded in a positive mood in yesterday's session. Favoured by risk appetite, stocks rose across advanced and emerging economies, commodity prices advanced in a broad-based manner and most currencies strengthened against the USD.

In August's low trading environment, markets searched for direction as investors continued to weigh the spread of the Delta variant against positive economic indicators and some hawkish-sounding remarks from Fed officials.

Stocks started the week with higher volatility and the main U.S. benchmarks slid to their lowest close in 14 months.

Investors traded in a mixed mood in reaction to easing political tensions around Italy and tighter U.S. monetary policy