ASIAN STOCKS FALL AMIDST FEAR OF COVID-19

HIGHLIGHTS

• MSCI’s widest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan. MIAPJ0000PUS dropped 0.5% and fell additionally over 4%.
• Japan's Nikkei .N225 dropped 1.7% to its lowest since October
• The Hang Seng.HSI dropped 1%.

On Thursday Asian stocks fell, as the fast spread of the coronavirus in the world has kept investors on edge and in search of saf....