Global shares falter on rising death toll from coronavirus outbreak
But Chinese shares rise as authorities lift some work and travel curbs, helping businesses to resume operations
10 February 2020 - 11:32
London — Global shares fell on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak exceeded the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic of two decades ago, though Chinese shares rose as authorities lifted some work and travel curbs, helping businesses to resume operations.
The dollar took a breather, trading flat against a basket of peers after gaining more than 1% last week. The greenback gained as a strong US employment report stood in contrast to both the expected economic hit to China from the virus and weakness in the eurozone from weak German industrial numbers in December...
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