Financial Markets Daily Report

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Markets traded on a positive mood as investors wait for central-bank guidance. Volatility declined and stocks posted moderate gains across advanced and emerging economies.

Markets were mixed in a light-volume session with no major economic releases. A rebound in Chinese equities and rising commodity prices supported EM currencies and triggered gains across emerging-economy stock markets. In advanced-economies, U.S. equities rose moderately while European markets closed mixed.

Investors started the week on a positive mood, favoring risky assets amid supportive economic releases. Volatility declined, stock markets rallied across advanced and emerging economies, most currencies strengthened against the USD and commodity prices rebounded on the back of positive market sentiment.

In August's low trading environment, markets searched for direction as investors continued to weigh the spread of the Delta variant against positive economic indicators and some hawkish-sounding remarks from Fed officials.

Investors traded in a positive mood in yesterday's session. Favoured by risk appetite, stocks rose across advanced and emerging economies, commodity prices advanced in a broad-based manner and most currencies strengthened against the USD.

Volatility declined and global stock markets rebounded as the rout in Chinese equities eased and investors digested the outcome of the Fed's monetary policy meeting.

Investors turned more cautious as the rout in Chinese equities dragged global stock markets in yesterday's session. Volatility jumped and stocks declined across advanced and emerging economies, with U.S. tech equities posting their biggest drop in more than two months.

Investors ended the week on a positive mood, supported by upbeat corporate earnings and favourable economic data. Markit's composite PMIs showed that July economic activity remained solid in the U.S. (59.7 points) and accelerated in Europe (EA: 60.6 points, a 21-year high; Germany: 62.5; France: 56.8).

The new forward guidance of the ECB, a tilt more dovish, was received smoothly by financial markets in a session where investor sentiment continued to improve on the back of positive corporate results.

Yesterday investors paused their concerns on the evolution of the pandemic and traded with an optimistic mood amid better-than-expected corporate results. Since the start of the earnings season, more than 85% of the S&P 500 companies that have released results have beaten analysts’ expectations.