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Sanofi on Monday said its production sites were running normally in Europe and elsewhere as the coronavirus outbreak hits business activity globally, although the drugmaker h has put in place contigency plans to ensure continuity.

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks fell heavily on Monday as the number of Italian COVID-19 cases surged and the U.S. expanded a travel ban to the U.K. and Ireland.

Japan's Fast Retailing said only 30 of its 750 Uniqlo stores in China were still closed, meaning most of its shops outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, had reopened.

Turkey's central bank is expected to cut its policy rate by at least 50 points to 10.25% this week, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, extending an aggressive easing cycle after the spread of coronavirus prompted massive monetary stimulus globally.

(RTTNews) - Deutsche EuroShop AG (DUSCF.PK) Monday said, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the visitor frequency in its 21 shopping centers fell by around 15 percent up to 13 March 2020. As the Covid 19 virus infection is spreading in Europe, the authorities in Austria, Poland, a

(RTTNews) - French stocks succumbed to heavy selling pressure on Monday as much of Europe went into shutdown mode to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

Stock markets in emerging economies fell across the board on Monday as drastic stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve highlighted the degree of economic carnage expected from the coronavirus pandemic.

(RTTNews) - German stocks slumped on Monday as Europe became the new epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Monday an employee of one its ring-dealing members had contracted the coronavirus, clean of the last open-outcry trading venue in Europe, prompting a number of precautionary measures, including a deep clean of its offices.

Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed U.S. interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars in a bid to prevent global lending markets seizing up.

At least three Australian takeovers potentially worth a combined $1.2 billion are facing lower prices and contract conditions, three sources said, as financial market turmoil sparked by the coronavirus has made it difficult for advisers and bidders to put price tags on deals.

British retailer Laura Ashley warned on Monday it would need additional funding to meet its ongoing working capital requirements, just a month after saying it has access to sufficient cash to meet its immediate needs.

Health authorities across South Asia reported rising tallies of coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the prospect of rapidly spreading outbreaks overwhelming poor medical facilities in a region that is home to a quarter of the world's people.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks fell on Monday despite the emergency rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the RBNZ and a fresh round of liquidity injections in China. Weak economic data from China added to investor worries about coronavirus spread.

International bonds issued by borrowers in the Gulf extended losses on Monday, including Saudi government bonds and those issued by its oil giant Saudi Aramco, as the coronavirus outbreak and tumbling oil prices continued to hit the region's debt and equity markets.

Israel Discount Bank said on Monday its net profit in the fourth quarter edged up 0.3% due to a rise in net interest income.

Novacyt, a healthcare company specialising in clinical diagnostics, said on Monday the British government had started on orders for its product that is aimed at carrying out tests on the coronavirus that has killed thousands across the world.

South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Monday as the deepening coronavirus crisis roiled financial markets, with focus shifting to the central bank interest rate decision due later in the week.

France is struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, its top health official Jerome Salomon said on Monday, as authorities consider whether to implement a partial lockdown.