Japan stocks erase gains as coronavirus fears offset tech earnings hopes
Nikkei index falls 0.01% as investors worry the virus in China will continue to spread
24 January 2020 - 07:34
Tokyo — Japanese shares gave up early gains on Friday to trade little changed as fears over a rising death toll from the new coronavirus in China outweighed hopes of an improvement in earnings of technology companies.
By 1.59am GMT, the Nikkei index edged down 0.01% to 23,792.01, heading for a 1% weekly drop...
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