Global shares heading for a fall in the coming months, analysts say

Poll of analysts found 71% majority said a correction by year-end in their local stock market was either likely or very likely

Of 15 stock indices polled on, only four were forecast to rise more than 5% by year-end.

Global stock markets are heading for a correction in coming months, though overall they should post marginal gains between now and the end of 2023, according to a majority of analysts polled by Reuters.

A bad year for stocks in 2022 carried into this year as global central banks battled inflation with interest rate rises that are now largely drawing to an end.