Stock markets slumped worldwide in a renewed bout of volatility at the end of the week, while gold rallied and U.S. and Euro Area sovereign yields nudged down.
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U. S. stock markets rebounded strongly yesterday.
Volatility remained elevated in global financial markets.
European stock markets were mixed yesterday while stocks registered slight decreases in the U.S.
On Thursday, in the last session before the Easter holidays, stock markets posted gains both in the U.S. (S&P 500 +1.4%) and in Europe (Eurostoxx 50 +0.9%). Yesterday, European stock markets were still closed but U.S. markets opened back with losses (S&P 500 -2.2%).
European stock markets posted losses in their first session after the Easter holidays while U.S. stock markets rebounded after a mixed start.
Stock markets swung back and forth as they dropped in early trading and bounced back in the last part of the session.
Stock markets rebounded strongly, with the main Euro Area indices up by more than 2.0 percent and U.S. indices advancing around 1.0 percent.
Global stock markets terminated the week on a negative stance, with declines above 2% in the U.S. and more limited losses in Europe.
Global stock markets started the week with slight gains, after the Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a positive signal to the market saying he backs globalization and the opening up of China's market.
Global stock markets continued the week on a positive note, especially in the U.S. where the main stock markets indices gained around 2 percent yesterday.
Yesterday, investors adopted a more cautious stance that translated into small declines for most of the global stock markets, as tensions are escalating in the Middle East and Donald Trump is considering a military intervention in Syria.
Most of the global stock markets indices registered gains on Thursday even if increases were more moderate in Europe.
In the last session of the week, U.S. stock markets nudged down after European stocks had closed the session with moderate gains.
U.S. stock markets rose and European stocks registered small declines in a light economic calendar session.
U.S. and European stock markets rallied amid a positive start to the U.S. earnings season.
Stock markets posted gains worldwide, while in fixed-income markets U.S. and German sovereign yields edged up and euro area sovereign spreads nudged down.
U.S. stock markets declined for the first time in the week while European stocks were mixed, with small losses in Germany, and moderate gains in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
U.S. stock markets ended the week on a negative note with decreases around 1%, while in Europe the main stock markets indices remained relatively stable.
U.S. stock markets started the week relatively stables while in Europe the main indices registered small gains, with a good performance of the banking sector.