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Markets ended the week with a relatively quiet session. The main U.S. and euro area stock market indices posted moderate gains, but in Spain and Portugal stocks suffered a small decline.

Global stock markets recovered from the losses experienced on the previous day.

Financial volatility picked up after the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, in addition to the tariffs already introduced.

Global stock markets performed positively and the main indices registered moderate gains, with the exception of the IBEX 35 and the Turkish BIST 100, which lost 0.4% and 3.0% respectively.

Global stock markets continued with the positive mood and, despite the trade tensions, the main stock indices of China and the U.S. registered solid gains.

European stock markets registered small gains in the last session of the week, while in the U.S. the main indices advanced further in the advent of the earning season's start.

Investors returned from the U.S. holiday with a positive mood, and U.S. and euro area stocks registered broad-based and strong gains.

With U.S. markets closed for Independence Day and no major economic releases, the trading session was relatively quiet.

Investors in European markets exhibited a positive mood, and the main euro area stock market indices advanced by around 1.0 percent in yesterday's session (with the exception of the Portuguese PSI20, which remained flat).

Investors started the week with a negative mood as the U.S. is scheduled to impose tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.

On Friday, emerging-market (EM) and European stocks rallied (with the exception of the Portuguese PSI20, which declined by -0.5 percent), while U.S. indices moderated their gains in late selling.

Global stock markets were mixed yesterday, with slight increases in the U.S. and decreases for the main European indices.