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Markets were calm amid prospects of diminishing geopolitical risks after President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un pledged to work towards North Korea's denuclearization during the historical summit held yesterday in Singapore.

As it was broadly expected, Federal Reserve officials decided to raise interest rates for the second time this year.

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.

Trade tensions between U.S. and China increased as the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on Chinese goods.

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.

Advanced economy stock markets performed positively.

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.

Financial volatility picked up after the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, in addition to the tariffs already introduced.

Global stock markets recovered from the losses experienced on the previous day.

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.

Stock markets started the week with a mixed session and dragged by energy companies.

Investors exhibited a positive mood in a relatively quiet session. U.S. and European stock market indices advanced across the board, while emerging economy indices were mixed.

Stock markets in advanced economies increased following good news of the earnings season.

European stock markets experienced broad-based losses, except for the Portuguese PSI 20 which gained 0.2%.

Markets were mixed in the first session of the week. Stocks advanced in Asia and Europe but retreated in the U.S, where financials weighed on the main benchmarks as investors assessed potential losses from their exposure to Archegos Capital Management, a hedge fund that had failed to meet margin calls.

Investors extended their risk apetite amid positive global manufacturing PMI releases. In August, factory activity remained strong in most economies, but several surveys continued to signal disrupted supply chains and labour shortages as the main risks. In the U.S., the input price index fell from 85.7 points towards 79.4.

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.