A man wearing a face mask walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the closing numbers of the Nikkei 225 Index in Tokyo on Tuesday (Feb 25). Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as bargain-buying after the previous day's bloodbath tempered fears that the coronavirus will develop into a pandemic and hammer the global economy. - AFP
LONDON/TOKYO: Share prices around the world, particularly in Japan, took a hit Tuesday (Feb 25) amid mounting fears about the economic impact of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
But an anticipated solid opening on Wall Street provided some hope that the current bout of selling might ease.
