What's the virus damage?


Global stocks have been shaken in the past week by headlines of cases and deaths, countries telling citizens not to travel or businesses shutting in China - but all this has happened while Chinese markets have been on holiday. So there is some trepidation about how mainland traders will respond to the dramatic growth downgrades and business disruptions.

1/SHOCK AND AWE IN CHINA

Financial markets have gone swiftly from nonchalance to awe in reacting to the fast-spreading 2019-nCoV or new coronavirus

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