World Takes Cover From Stock Chaos in Oil, Utilities and China
- High dividend payers, value stocks among top investor picks
- MSCI AC World Index has slumped 17% from a peak in November
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Optimism may be in short supply for equity investors caught in the downdraft of volatile global markets, but pockets of shelter are emerging.
From banks benefiting from interest-rate hikes to stocks offering high dividend yields and cheap valuations, portfolio managers and strategists are finding areas of resilience. Those willing to stomach high volatility are betting on China’s eventual reopening.