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Global stocks slumped again Friday to mark the largest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis over fears the coronavirus could wreak havoc on the world economy.

Many equity indices, long-term bonds, oil and gold posted double-digit gains in 2019.

Apple’s drop of more than 2% on Wall Street overnight after a broker downgrade to “sell” dragged the technology sector lower and rippled across tech stocks in Asia overnight too

China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) released on Sunday showed factory activity unexpectedly grew for the first time in four months in March.

NEW YORK: Stock markets worldwide bounced back on Friday after a multi-day sell-off but remained on track for their biggest weekly losses in months, while U.S. Treasury yields inched higher and the dollar held its gains. Wall Street rose as investors returned to technology and other growth sectors, but gains were limited by ongoing worries about U.S.-China trade tensions and rising interest rates. “Generally what we were seeing is more momentum and technology names selling off. Now buyers are coming back to say some of…

LONDON: European stocks fell on Wednesday, dragged lower by negative third quarter earnings reports and the biggest fall in Chinese stocks in over a month.