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Global index rises 4.5% in month amid ongoing expectations for a post-pandemic economic recovery. Gains are led by US and European markets, and by Momentum stocks, which came back in favor after a lackluster first quarter.
The global benchmark surges 12.9% for biggest monthly increase since data begins in 2004; index is now up 12.1% for 2020.
European benchmarks post worst month since March as a second wave of COVID-19 infections results in new activity restrictions.
A decade-long bull market defied the odds and grew stronger in 2019, as investors took on risk despite growing geopolitical headwinds.
Stocks rose for a second consecutive month in February, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index delivering its best two-month period since October 2010, as political and trade concerns eased.
After starting the year on a positive note, equity markets were rattled by economic and political concerns as 2018 unfolded, with all but one of the 46 broad national indices tracked by STOXX now set to post an annual loss.
Global equity indices rose in September, helped by a continued bull market in US shares, a multi-month jump for Japanese stocks and a mild rebound in Europe.
August brought the biggest outperformance for US stocks relative to European indices in nine years, as buoyant American growth contrasted with financial and economic concerns in Europe.
Equity markets struggled in June, led by Europe and emerging economies, as US barriers on imports raised concerns that a trade war is unfolding.
Global stocks posted a gain in May, even as emerging markets were engulfed in volatility and political developments in Italy triggered losses in Europe in the second part of the month.
Emerging markets have been strong performers in recent years. Their momentum, however, has hit a snag in 2018, first on geopolitics and more recently on macroeconomic concerns.
Stocks rebounded in April, paring more than half of the losses from the previous two months, amid stronger-than-expected economic and earnings data, and an easing of geopolitical tensions.
