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The virus has infected more than 130,000 people and killed nearly 5,000.

On currency markets the dollar fell back against high-yielding, riskier units after surging Monday.

Growth forecasts for the first quarter of 2020 and the year as a whole have been lowered by most economists.

China has been praised by the WHO for its transparent handling of the outbreak.

The virus has jolted major supply chains for everything from food and household supplies to car and electronics parts.

Heading into the weekend, dealers were taking a step back after the week's strong gains across the world.

Markets cheered China's announcement that it would halve levies on $75 billion worth of US imports after the two last month signed their mini trade deal

World Bank head David Malpass said the group plans to lower its global growth forecast owing to an expected hit to China.

Having dived nearly eight percent on Monday, Shanghai stocks were up 0.7 percent in early trade.

Oil prices hit 13-month lows at the start of Asian trading.

Foreign airlines -- including British Airways and Lufthansa -- have begun cancelling or curtailing flights to and from China.

Tech stocks and airlines were among key losers.

Key European markets showed increases of 25 percent or more for the year.

Volumes are typically light during the holiday season, and the muted activity in Asia followed sleepy Christmas Eve sessions in many world markets.

With very little by way of market-moving events on the horizon, analysts are expecting a quiet week.

The pound slipped meanwhile on talk that a Bank of England rate cut could be in the pipeline

The pound fell to $1.2271, the lowest point in nearly four weeks

President Donald Trump has slammed the U.S central bank for raising interest rates thereby hurting the country's stock markets and economic growth.

The dip in the stock market is being blamed on a cabal trying to undermine the US president.

Investors were right to bet that common sense would prevail in 2017. Most likely, it will in 2018 too.

Market has recovered after minute dip ahead of Trump's joint session address

Case of mistaken identify saw shares of dating app provider Snap Interactive rising over 150%.

Oil prices also down as stock market continues to regard Trump with caution.

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Financial traders were left frustrated after ASX closed trading doors early.

Neuromama's market value makes it more valuable than Twitter and American Airlines.

Between 2010 and 2015, the suspect hacked into business newswire services to 'game' the stock market.

All major indexes closed up, aided in part by the positive view of the latest Fed announcement.

US stocks rallied to close up on 16 February with the help of positive developments in China.

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