The Wuhan coronavirus is continuing to cause pain for investors. Markets in South Korea and Japan fell on Tuesday, continuing a global selloff as the virus sickens people around the world. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong remain closed for the holiday.
Markets in South Korea and Japan fell on Tuesday, continuing a global selloff as the disease claims more lives and sickens people around the world. South Korea's Kospi plunged 3.3% Tuesday morning, its first day of trading after the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 , which did not close for the holiday, slumped 0.9%. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong remain closed for the holiday.
Dow tumbles more than 450 points as the coronavirus outbreak worsens"With coronavirus worries on the rise, the market continues to struggle with the unenviable task of factoring in absolute terms its implied economic devastation," wrote Stephen Innes, chief market strategist at AxiTrader, in a research note Tuesday. Read More"There remains a growing sense in the market that contagion levels could get worse before they get better," he added.
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