World Coronavirus Dispatch: Taiwan stocks see worst rout as curbs weigh

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Taiwan's stocks world's worst performing this month as curbs weigh

Taiwan stocks slumped, extending their biggest rout in more than a year, as the government tightened restrictions on people and businesses to control its worst outbreak of the coronavirus. As the country reported a record 206 new local cases, the benchmark index sank 8.4 per cent last week on concern about the impact on growth, turning Taiwan stocks into the world’s worst performers so far this month. Travel and consumption-linked companies were among the big losers in the market. Read more

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