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Virus in China Hit Global Financial Markets

Virus in China Hit Global Financial Markets

Published by InvestorGreg Editorial Team

January 22nd, 2020

Quotes on global stock markets decreased due to concerns about the dissemination of the deadly coronavirus in China, as Reuters reports.

Asian markets affected the most extent. Quotes in the US and European markets declined to a certain degree as well.

So, the MSCI World Index reflecting the situation on the global stock market fell down by 0.4%.

Asian markets suffered heavily. In particular, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index fell down by 2.8%, the Shanghai Blue-Chip Index fell down by 1.7%, and the Japanese Nikkei lost 0.9%.

American E-Mini Futures on S&P 500 fell down by 0.5%. European indices also decreased. In particular, STOXX 600 fell down by 0.7%.

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