Stock markets posted gains in the last session of the week. In the U.S., the S&P 500 advanced by +0.1 percent after swinging back from early-trading losses, while in Europe the main indices registered more solid gains.
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Stocks started the week on a mixed tone as they advanced in Europe but were pulled lower in the U.S.
Yesterday, global stock markets were again mixed as they declined in the U.S. but advanced in Europe.
Yesterday, U.S. and European stock markets declined while, in fixed-income markets, yields on 10-year Treasuries and euro area sovereign bonds edged lower.
Stock markets in developed economies advanced, with the S&P and the IBEX 35 gaining 1.3 and 0.7 percent respectively.
All European stock markets edged up while, in the US, the S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent driven by oil companies.
Global stock markets were mixed yesterday with no changes for the main U.S. indices and an increase of 0.3 percent for the Ibex 35.
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.
Markets ended the week on a positive note as stocks rallied, U.S. and German sovereign yields ticked up and euro area peripheral sovereign spreads declined strongly.
Advanced financial markets started the week in an optimistic mood. Stock market indices advanced moderately both in the U.S. and Europe (except for the Italian MIB).
Yesterday, risk aversion returned to European markets (although less sharply than last week) as investors reacted to Italian PM Giuseppe Conte's maiden speech in the Senate.
European sovereign yields edged up on the back of upbeat comments from the ECB's Chief Economist Peter Praet, which gave investors greater confidence in the ECB's intentions to gradually wind down net asset purchases in the coming months.
Yesterday markets exhibited a mixed performance as most U.S. and European stock market indices declined (with the exception of the Spanish Ibex 35 and the Portuguese PSI 20).
Most of the European stock market indices decreased on Friday while the main U.S. indices registered slight increases.
Global stock markets started the week on a positive note, with slight increases for almost all the developed stock market indices.
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 assets suffered another risk-off episode (more moderated than the experienced in late May) after two euro skeptic economists from League were appointed as heads of economic committees of the Italian Senate.
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.
Yesterday, European stock markets maintained the negative note, with slight decreases in most indices and a more pronounced decline in the German DAX.
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.