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Shaky start for stock markets in 2016

Shaky start for stock markets in 2016
January 15, 2016
Shaky start for stock markets in 2016

Nonetheless, investors have reasons to be optimistic. Although a tough first week for the S&P 500 heralded a loss of 38.5 per cent in 2008, in most cases it has rallied to deliver full-year growth. Markets have also shown a tendency to bounce back recently: the sharp market sell-off in August 2015 was largely reversed as China stabilised and the US economy remained strong. And analysts predict that a weaker growth outlook could help undervalued companies such as Apple (US:AAPL) and Intel (US:INTC) - both of which are IC tips - to outperform in 2016.