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While most major markets were closed Monday, Asian bourses started the week broadly down after the Easter weekend.

World markets were widely down Thursday following a dent in a two-month rally in crude oil prices and a surge in the U.S. dollar.

Investors cheered China's move Monday to ease rules on offering cheap loans to stock brokerages.

Crude oil prices touched a 2016 high and the dollar weakened further, providing a fillip to most Asian markets Friday.

Investors are awaiting several policy meetings by major central banks around the world this week — looking for insight into the overall state of the economy.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi unveiled a slew of growth-boosting measures like rate cuts and an extended asset-buying program.

Stock markets across Asia and Europe rallied Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by optimistic expectations from the U.S.

Most European stocks tracked robust gains in Asian markets while U.S. stock futures traded in the red.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 6.4 percent Thursday, as profit-taking by investors ended a short-lived rally.

World markets soured Wednesday due to low risk appetite among investors after Saudi Arabia ruled out any cuts in crude oil supply.

Stock futures were broadly higher early Tuesday, suggesting that U.S. bourses are likely to extend their Friday rally.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Index led the rally in Asian markets Monday, as weaker-than-expected GDP data raised hopes of an economic stimulus.

Shares in Asia and Europe were down on Thursday — continuing evidence of concerns over global growth and the commodities rout.

Investors also looked to the Federal Reserve for its next move following weak U.S. economic data this year.

Speculation over a hold on Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and big gains in crude oil prices pushed global markets and U.S. stock futures up Thursday.

Investors rushed to safe havens such as gold and bonds as most world markets extended Tuesday's losses.

Asian stock markets soared in approval of Bank of Japan's move to adopt negative interest rates Friday.

Investors dragged down European and Chinese markets while U.S. tech stock futures suggested a positive start to U.S. indexes Thursday.

Investors got some breathing space Friday after crude oil futures rallied overnight.

China’s stock markets saw the biggest losses among Asian markets, a day after the U.S. S&P 500 index sank to its lowest level since February 2014.

Asian stock markets fell sharply, followed by their European counterparts and U.S. stock futures.