PANews reported on April 3rd that, according to Jinshi, investors are increasingly reducing their holdings in global equities as hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict fade. Data collected by Goldman Sachs' institutional brokerage division shows that hedge funds sold off global stocks at the fastest pace in 13 years in March, the second fastest pace since Goldman Sachs began collecting such data in 2011. This move was primarily driven by increased short selling, highlighting concerns about further weakness in the stock market amid the ongoing conflict in Iran. The MSCI World Index fell 7.4% in March, its worst monthly performance since 2022, while the S&P 500 fell 5.1% during the same period.