Shares fall as virus-weary investors shun risk
In a sign of panic, US stock futures were sold, with E-minis for the S&P 500 falling in early Asian trade
24 February 2020 - 08:00
Sydney — Global shares and oil slid on Monday while safe-haven gold surged as the spread of the coronavirus outside China darkened the outlook for world growth with infections and deaths rising in South Korea, Italy and the Middle East.
South Korea put the country on high alert while the number of infections jumped to more than 700 and deaths rose to seven. In Italy officials said a third person infected with the flu-like virus has died, while the number of cases jumped to more than 150 from just three before Friday...
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