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Coronavirus: China shares in biggest fall in four years

2020-02-04 09:43:02       source:BBC

February 3, 2020


Fears over the coronavirus triggered a sharp fall in Chinese shares when the market reopened after the Lunar New Year holiday.


The Shanghai Composite index closed nearly 8% lower, its biggest daily drop for more than four years.


Manufacturing, materials, and consumer goods companies were among the hardest hit, while healthcare shares soared.


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