Coronavirus latest updates: Asian markets tumble as Italy deaths rise to 34
Australia’s stock exchange falls 2% on opening as investors flee on fears of coronavirus spread. Follow live news
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11.38pm GMT
In Australian the stock market opened down 2.2% on Monday morning, marking the seventh straight trading day of losses as the coronavirus spreads.
The S&P/ASX200 index was down 144.2 points at the start of trade on Monday.
The decline means the ASX has now gone down over 10% in the last seven trading days.
Among the biggest drops at the opening of trade were Bega down 10%, and Fortescue down 9.92%.
11.35pm GMT
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