
Aussie shares continue to decline as first person-to-person coronavirus case confirmed

Chinese shares higher at midday Monday
Shanghai Composite Index ending 2.94 percent higher at 2,965.11 points.

Tokyo stocks open lower on coronavirus concerns, firm yen
As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 224.74 points ,or 1.06 percent.

Aussie share market plummets, building on heavy losses week before
At 10:30 (AEST), the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 187.30 points or 2.91 percent at 6,253.90.

U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher
Shares of Pinduoduo and Alibaba Group Holding rose 1.71 percent and 1.4 5 percent.