Markets ended the week on an upbeat note as investors saw advanced economies being past the peak of new coronavirus deaths and focused on the release of government guidelines for easing lockdown measures.
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In yesterday’s session, investors traded cautiously amid more recession-like data releases.
Financial markets experienced yesterday another risk-off session in which stock indices declined across the board and yields on safe sovereign bonds edged down.
Yesterday, investors traded cautiously. The session started in a risk-off mood due to a surge in the number of infections, but markets gradually calmed down as the surge was mostly due to improved measurement techniques.
Financial markets tumbled yesterday amid increasing cases of coronavirus and governments extending quarantines and travel restrictions.
Financial markets recovered mildly from previous sessions amid better-than-expected economic data releases in the U.S. and central banks' easing measures.
In yesterday's session, financial markets were volatile as investors digested news from monetary authorities.
Financial markets' sentiment improved in the first session of the week. Investors perceived that monetary and financial authorities are going to act in order to offset the negative impact that coronavirus can have on the economy.
In the last session of the week, financial markets were in red again as concerns over the coronavirus continued to weigh on investor sentiment.
Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outside China rattled markets again.
Risk aversion eased in yesterday's session but investors continued to trade cautiously and to monitor developments around the coronavirus outbreak.
Concerns about the spread and the economic impact of the coronavirus rattled markets for a second day in a row (following a rapid increase in cases in countries other than China).
Markets tumbled amid concerns that the coronavirus could spread more widely and take a larger toll on economic activity outside China.
Investors ended the week with a risk-off session, triggered by concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e. a spike in infections outside China) and a negative surprise in U.S. sentiment indicators.
Safe-haven flows dominated yesterday's session as investors decreased their risk appetite.
In yesterday's session, financial markets were driven again by news on coronavirus and sentiment improved mildly across the globe.
Yesterday financial markets experienced another risk-off session driven by worries about the coronavirus.
Investors traded with moderate optimism in a session in which U.S. markets were closed due to President's Holiday.
In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid mixed economic data releases. In this context, stock indices edged down modestly in most euro area countries and rose mildly in the U.S.
Markets suffered another risk-off session amid concerns on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and news of production delays and closing stores.