Hong Kong
Asian markets rebounded on Tuesday spurred by fresh Wall Street records but investors remained jittery about the global economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Eyes are on China as the world’s second-largest economy sputters back up after a forced extension to the Lunar New Year holiday because of the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people and disrupted major global supply chains. After a nervous start to the week that saw Asian bourses plunge, most bounced back. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 1.2 percent in morning trade, Shanghai was up 0.4 percent, Sydney climbed 0.6 percent and Singapore rose 0.9 percent.—AFP