(Bloomberg) — It could have been a lot worse for Hong Kong’s big market reopen as investors sought to gauge the widening impact of the coronavirus on China’s economy.The Hang Seng Index fell as much as 3% Wednesday on the first day of trading after the Lunar New Year. Though that was briefly its worst slide on a closing basis since October 2018, the index steadied to end the day 2.8% lower — matching its loss from Jan. 21. Meanwhile, the offshore yuan strengthened 0.1% to 6.9587 per dollar.While the stock declines were steep — especially for landlords, travel firms …read more
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