What was the name of the 2020 global stock-market crash triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic?

The 2020 global stock-market crash triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was called the COVID-19 market crash, or the 2020 stock market crash.

The sell-off accelerated in February and March 2020 as governments restricted travel, closed businesses, and introduced public-health measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Investors feared a sudden worldwide contraction in economic activity, while an oil-price dispute added pressure to markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average entered a bear market on March 11, 2020, and trading interruptions known as circuit breakers were triggered several times. Central banks and governments introduced large monetary and fiscal responses, and markets later recovered strongly.

The crash is sometimes confused with the pandemic recession itself. The market collapse was a rapid financial reaction, while the wider economic effects included unemployment, supply disruptions, business closures, and uneven recovery.