23-01-2020 19:57 via theguardian.com

World financial markets rocked by China coronavirus

Oil and travel shares slide amid fears outbreak could hit growth in second largest economyChina coronavirus – live updatesFinancial markets around the world have been rattled by the coronavirus outbreak, with its centre in Wuhan, a city known as the Chicago of China for its central location and booming car manufacturing industry.Amid growing concern over the spread of the virus, China has put Wuhan and four other cities with a combined population of more than 20 million on lockdown. It has
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