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Asian stock markets plunged further on Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening a global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years. The Tokyo and Shanghai benchmarks sank by an unusually wide margin of 3.7 per cent. Seoul and Sydney dropped by more than 3pc and Hong Kong lost 2.5pc. Oil prices slumped on expectations industrial …

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