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06 March 2020 - 08:06
Tokyo — Asian shares and US stock futures tumbled on Friday as disruptions to business from the coronavirus worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 2.1%, while Japan’s Nikkei stock index sank 2.94%. Australian shares were down 2.44%...
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