Financial markets showed a less negative sentiment on Italian assets, as M5S and Lega closed a new government deal that eased concerns on euro break-up.
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Investors exhibited a more optimistic mood after the safe haven episode experienced on Tuesday.
Political uncertainty in Italy triggered another flight-to-quality episode in global financial markets.
European stock markets edged down, with the Italian FTSE MIB leading the losses and declining more than 2%.
European stock markets were mixed, with the Ibex and the Italian FTSE MIB loosing 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent respectively.
U.S. stock markets registered slight declines after President Trump had decided to cancel the summit with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Minutes of the Federal Reserve's May 1-2 meeting showed officials said the economic outlook warranted another interest-rate hike "soon".
U.S. stock markets registered slight losses while in Europe the main indices advanced timidly, with increases around 0.5 percent.
European fixed-income markets started the week with a safe-haven movement as Italy's Lega and M5S agreed on Giuseppe Conte (a law professor from Florence University) as their pick for prime minister.
European markets closed yesterday's session in a more positive mood.
Volatility spiked in European sovereign bond markets.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries jumped above the 3 percent threshold to its highest level in about seven years.
U.S. and European stock markets were relatively quiet at the start of the week.
On Friday, stock markets edged up in the U.S. and were mixed in the euro area (advancing in the periphery and nudging down in the core).
U.S. stock markets registered declines above 1 percent yesterday while in Europe most of the indices were mixed, as investors are weighing the implications of climbing bond yields.
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.
Global stock markets registered gains yesterday, especially in the U.S. where the main indices increased around 1 percent as solid earnings results were published.
Global stock markets registered slight declines, with lower losses for the main U.S. indices.
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 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.