(Updates to close of U.S. markets)
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Stock indexes worldwide stumbled on Thursday on fears over the health of the global economy, with a global equity benchmark index closing the day more than 20 percent below its record high last May, confirming global stocks are in a bear market.
MSCI's all-country world equity index .MIWD00000PUS , which tracks shares in 45 nations, was last down 4.73 points, or 1.32 percent, to 353.35. The index hit its lowest level in more than two and a half years and was down 20.18 percent from an all-time high close of 442.70 on May 21, 2015.
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