Amid the selloff, Japanese, U.K. and French stocks
all entered bear market territory, according to MSCI index data accessible via Bloomberg.
Shares
entered bear market territory after plummeting 20 % from its February 23 record close.
In Japan, stocks have now
entered bear market territory, as the benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 3.7 % to be down over 20 % from its high last June.
You say you want to hold off buying until after the market
enters bear market territory, a 20 % decline from the previous bull market peak.
Not exact matches
«Therefore, even if
market struggles persist or
enter outright «
bear market territory» over the near term, we believe it should have no impact for those investors with a longer - term focus.»
In mid-January, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) slipped back into correction
territory, small - caps officially
entered a
bear market, and the number of self - proclaimed bulls hit its lowest point in more than a decade, per the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey.
And if you can look past the hyperbole, some are unfortunately
entering actual
bear market territory.
No one knows for sure if all of the major stock
market indexes will
enter bear territory.