Asian markets tumble as fears over virus outbreak spread

Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday as concern over the impact of the virus outbreak in China deepened. Taiwan’s benchmark dived 5.8% as its market reopened after the Lunar New Year. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index sank 1.7% to 22,977.75, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index skidded 2.2% to 26,555.96. In Australia, the S&P ASX/200 declined […]