28 febrero 2020
Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outside China rattled markets again.
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Risk aversion eased in yesterday's session but investors continued to trade cautiously and to monitor developments around the coronavirus outbreak.
Concerns about the spread and the economic impact of the coronavirus rattled markets for a second day in a row (following a rapid increase in cases in countries other than China).
Markets tumbled amid concerns that the coronavirus could spread more widely and take a larger toll on economic activity outside China.
Investors ended the week with a risk-off session, triggered by concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e. a spike in infections outside China) and a negative surprise in U.S. sentiment indicators.
Safe-haven flows dominated yesterday's session as investors decreased their risk appetite.
In yesterday's session, financial markets were driven again by news on coronavirus and sentiment improved mildly across the globe.
Yesterday financial markets experienced another risk-off session driven by worries about the coronavirus.
Investors traded with moderate optimism in a session in which U.S. markets were closed due to President's Holiday.
In the last session of the week, investors traded cautiously amid mixed economic data releases. In this context, stock indices edged down modestly in most euro area countries and rose mildly in the U.S.