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STOCKS: An uninspiring coronavirus address from U.S. President Trump provided
weight to most of the major equity indices in Asia-Pac hours.
- The exception came in China, as infrastructure players benefitted from the
continued uptick in big ticket government spending in recent days. Do note that
foreign investors are on track to lodge a 5th straight session of net outflows
from Chinese mainland equities via the HK-Connect programmes, it that plays out,
it will be the first time that this has been seen since early August.
- The energy sector underperformed in Japan, with all of the major indices
within the Nikkei 225 trading lower on the day.
- Nikkei 225 -2.0%, Hang Seng -0.7%, CSI 300 +0.8%, ASX 200 -0.7%.
- S&P 500 futures -40, DJIA futures -344, NASDAQ 100 futures -111.
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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