Asian stocks fall further after new virus variant spreads

A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Asian stock markets fell further Monday after the omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in more countries and governments imposed travel controls. - AP

BEIJING, Nov 29 (AP): Asian stock markets fell further Monday after the omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in more countries and governments imposed travel controls.

Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney declined, though losses were smaller than Friday's fall after reports said the variant first spotted in South Africa appear to spread around the globe.