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The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is the world's longest running bull market. Since January 2008 the KLCI has not had a 20% correction (which represents a bear market and the end of a bull market). Malaysian shares have moved up 88% during this bull run. But it hasn't been easy.
The Dow surged past the 22,000 mark Wednesday for the first time. (Reuters) The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 22,000 Wednesday, a record high in what has become one of its longest bull markets in history. The extraordinary rise of the stock markets since early 2009 â when the Dow was a mere 7,063 â has greatly fattened the portfolios of American investors, especially the wealthiest ones.