HONG KONG -- Investors fled Chinese equities on Monday as financial markets reopened after the extended Lunar New Year break, with stocks logging their biggest single day fall since 2015. The yuan and commodities also tumbled, as investors counted the economic impact from the spreading coronavirus outbreak.
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A man stands in front of a screen showing the Shanghai Composite Index outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Feb. 3. The benchmark index tumbled 7.7%. © Reuters
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