Some of the world's biggest investors are worried that a second wave of coronavirus could derail the global stock market recovery, with many anxious about further lockdowns being put in place as a result.

A poll of global investors, which manage more than $17tn collectively, found that 70% of hedge funds and long-only investors are “somewhat worried” or “very worried” about another outbreak of the disease, which has so far killed more than 320,000 globally and caused near economic paralysis.