The European market kept its collective head on Monday morning, avoiding another plunge despite the alarming losses in China.
One of the more curious aspects of the coronavirus situation is that, while the rest of the world’s indices suffered, the Shanghai Composite was side-lined by the Lunar New Year holidays. Well, Monday saw it play catch-up. The Chinese index lost close to 8%, investors bailing at the first chance they got – this as the death toll jumped by 57, the single one-day increase since the virus was detected.
Instead of treating this as another chance to sell, Europe was level-headed after the bell. The DAX rose 0.2%, while the CAC eked out a 0.1% increase. The FTSE was a bit more energetic, adding 0.3%, though that’s because of the pound’s early February retreat. As for the Dow Jones, the futures are currently pencilling in a 100 point bounce later this afternoon.
One of the more curious aspects of the coronavirus situation is that, while the rest of the world’s indices suffered, the Shanghai Composite was side-lined by the Lunar New Year holidays. Well, Monday saw it play catch-up. The Chinese index lost close to 8%, investors bailing at the first chance they got – this as the death toll jumped by 57, the single one-day increase since the virus was detected.
Instead of treating this as another chance to sell, Europe was level-headed after the bell. The DAX rose 0.2%, while the CAC eked out a 0.1% increase. The FTSE was a bit more energetic, adding 0.3%, though that’s because of the pound’s early February retreat. As for the Dow Jones, the futures are currently pencilling in a 100 point bounce later this afternoon.
