SYDNEY: U.S. equity futures sank with Asian shares and gold surged after the number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases outside of China increased and concern grew that global economic growth could take a more sustained hit.
Seoul and Sydney saw the brunt of losses, down more than 2%, with declines more muted in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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