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Stock markets exhibited a more positive mood in yesterday's session and rose across the U.S. and the euro area.

In the last session of the week, financial markets exhibited a positive tone on the back of better-than-expected housing data in the U.S. and continued optimism on easing trade tensions.

Financial markets started the week with a low-volume session because of Martin Luther King holiday in the U.S.

Despite the release of better-than-expected economic data in Germany and in the UK, investors traded with a risk-off mood after Monday’s IMF downward growth revision and amid concerns that the virus outbreak in China could disrupt consumer spending.

In yesterday's session, investors traded with a cautious mood as they weighed positive economic releases (UK factories' sentiment improved according to a survey and U.S. home sales rose close to a two-year high) against the resignation of Italy's M5S head Luigi Di Maio and the economic impact of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak.

In yesterday's session, investors focused on the ECB Governing Council meeting, which delivered no big surprises.

In the last session of the week, investors digested a mixed release of January's PMIs in advanced economies.

Markets started the week on a risk-off mood, driven by concerns over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

In yesterday's session, financial markets were volatile as investors digested news from monetary authorities.

Safe-haven flows dominated yesterday's session as investors decreased their risk appetite.

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.

Markets tumbled amid concerns that the coronavirus could spread more widely and take a larger toll on economic activity outside China.

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).

Risk aversion eased in yesterday's session but investors continued to trade cautiously and to monitor developments around the coronavirus outbreak.

Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outside China rattled markets again.

In the last session of the week, financial markets were in red again as concerns over the coronavirus continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

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.

Financial markets extended their slide as the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, while political assurances to cushion its impact failed to raise investors' sentiment (Angela Merkel pledged to do "whatever is necessary" to bolster the economy while the Trump administration promised a "major" stimulus).

Market sentiment continued to be uneasy and focused on the coronavirus.