Spanish stocks and bonds outperformed an otherwise largely flat market, recovering from heavy losses Friday as investors continued to assess the political climate in Spain. Over the weekend, the leader of the separatist movement in Catalonia called on Catalans to peacefully oppose Madrid’s takeover of the region. Photo: Associated PressEarlier, Asian stocks pared early gains amid declines in Chinese markets. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average ended flat after seven straight weeks of gains while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3%. End-of-the-week gains in U.S. technology stocks supported international tech companies.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 30, 2017 01:30 UTC