EJ Elena Shin

Hope you all had a great wknd! Last week, the banking crisis alternated between the US and Europe, causing investors to be on edge. This nervousness led to Deutsche Bank's share price faltering for no apparent reason on Friday (March 24). However, over the weekend, there were no

1. What Moved the Markets? Europe Despite weakness in bank stocks, shares in Europe gained ground with major stock indexes advancing. In local currency terms, the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index ended 0.87% higher, while Italy's FTSE MIB climbed 1.56%, France's CAC 40 Index

▶US Stocks up = S&P500 +0.56%, Nasdaq +0.31%, Dow +0.41% // European equities were down: Stoxx 600 -1.37 %, Germany’s Dax -1.66%, Paris' CAC 40 -1.74%, London’s FTSE 100 -1.26% // Asian stocks were down: Japan’s Topix -0.13%, Australia’s

▶US Stocks up = S&P500 +0.30%, Nasdaq +1.01%, Dow +0.23% // European equities were mixed: Stoxx 600 -0.21 %, Germany’s Dax -0.04%, Paris' CAC 40 +0.11%, London’s FTSE 100 -0.89% // Asian stocks were mixed: Japan’s Topix -0.17%, Australia’s

▶US Stocks down = S&P500 -1.65%, Nasdaq -1.60, Dow -1.63%, Asian stocks declined between -0.3 ~ -2.3%. Europe-wide stocks were broadly down. Stoxx 600 -0.7 %, Germany’s Dax -0.6%, the CAC 40 -0.4%. London’s FTSE 100 -0.9%. Japan’s Topix