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Stock markets posted strong increases in the U.S. while they were mixed in Europe during the last day of the week.

Stock markets slid both in the U.S. and the Euro Area while treasury and bund yields were little changed and Euro Area periphery sovereign spreads declined.

Stock markets diverged on both sides of the Atlantic as they posted moderate gains in the U.S. (S&P 500 flat, Nasdaq and Dow Jones on positive) but experienced widespread declines in Europe.

U.S. and European stock markets advanced in a session with few macroeconomic data releases.

Stock markets were mixed in yesterday's session, with further gains in the U.S. and small declines in the Euro Area. In fixed-income markets, sovereign yields were stable ahead of the central bank policy meetings later this week.

Stocks edged higher both in the U.S. and Europe, while in sovereign debt markets U.S. and German yields nudged up and Euro Area periphery spreads declined.

International stock markets were mixed with slight losses in Europe and relative stability in the U.S., as the economic calendar was light yesterday.

European stock markets started the week on a positive note, with gains above 1% for most of the equity indices of the continent while in the U.S., the S&P 500 reversed part of the gains spurred by the Senate tax-cut measure.

International markets experienced a surge in risk aversion during the last day of the week, with significant losses in most of developed stock markets and decreases in sovereign bond yields, as the investigation on a potential case of obstruction of justice by President Trump made a big step on Friday.

International stock markets were mixed yesterday as the U.S. Senate suspended votes on the tax bill until today after a key compromise to win a majority collapsed.

Stock markets were mixed yesterday as the technological sector registered losses while the banking sector surged.

Most developed stock markets registered gains despite a new spike in geopolitical tensions as North Korea launched a new intercontinental balistic missile yesterday.