Asian stocks decline as Trump extends US curbs to check virus outbreak

Bank of China, ZTE among losers on A300 index

HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Asian shares outside of Japan fell Monday after a surge in the number of coronavirus infections in the U.S. prompted President Donald Trump to extend social distancing guidelines.

The Nikkei Asia300 index fell 1.7% to 1,092.07.

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