Asian stocks fall as virus fears spook markets, hit tourism

A pedestrian look towards a screen and an electronic ticker board showing stock figures outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India. Shares tumbled on Monday (Jan 27) in the few Asian markets open as China announced sharp increases in the number of people affected in an outbreak of a potentially deadly virus. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK: Shares tumbled on Monday (Jan 27) in the few Asian markets open as China announced sharp increases in the number of people affected in an outbreak of a potentially deadly virus.

Many regional markets, including China's, were closed in Asia for Lunar New Year holidays. Australia was closed for Australia Day.