Investor sentiment remained fragile on Friday despite massive rescue for the banking sector, leaving global equities under pressure while gold prices were poised for their largest one-week rally since March 2020.
U.S. Treasury yields extended their slide, and oil prices dove to 15-month lows.
Data showed March U.S. consumer sentiment fell for the first time in four months.
In a crisis that began with the collapse of U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank last Friday, investors lost confidence in U.S. regional banks and Credit Suisse in Europe.
