NEW DELHI -- Nonessential businesses across India shuttered their operations on Monday until the end of March on government orders to battle the spread of novel coronavirus, sending stocks tumbling more than 13%.
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Indian stocks crash by 13% in one day as economic activity stops
City life ground to a halt as nonessential services shut down for the rest of the month
New Delhi erects barricades to limit movement to stem the spread of coronavirus as the government orders all nonessential businesses to shut for a time. © Reuters
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