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CHINA: China's spreading coronavirus is receiving wider attention, with worry

elevated on the back of human to human transmission (identified via medical

workers on Monday) ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, which sees widespread

travel across the country. The virus has spread from the travel hub of Wuhan and

has been detected in both Beijing & Shanghai (as well as in other Asian

nations), with the current count of cases in the hundreds.

- Worth keeping an eye on some related equity names. For instance, Hong Kong

casino names struggled on Monday, owing to the potential for lower travel during

the LNY period, which would hit company revenues.

- The virus also poses a second risk to Hong Kong retailers, on top of the

protests in the city, once again via lower travel from the mainland over LNY.