Article 50JS2 Wall Street ends 11-year ‘bull market’ as coronavirus fears spread

Wall Street ends 11-year ‘bull market’ as coronavirus fears spread

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Dominic Rushe in New York
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US stock markets have been on an unprecedented streak since 2009, a bull market of gains

Wall Street's record-breaking 11-year "bull market" came to an end on Wednesday as fears about the spreading Covid-19 pandemic hit stock markets again.

US stock markets have been on an unprecedented streak since 2009, a bull market of gains. On Wednesday investors sold off shares across all sectors after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic for the first time and criticized "alarming levels of inaction" by governments in corralling the virus.

AP contributed to this story

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