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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide on Apple's virus warning, euro near three-year low

Published 18/02/2020, 18:08
© Reuters.  GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide on Apple's virus warning, euro near three-year low
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LONDON)

* Apple will miss quarterly revenue target due to

coronavirus

* Euro near three-year low after bleak German ZEW survey

* Oil skids, Brent trades below $57 a barrel

By Herbert Lash

NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled and global

equity markets slid on Tuesday after Apple Inc said it was

unlikely to meet its sales guidance because of the coronavirus

outbreak in China, a warning highlighting the epidemic's threat

to global growth and corporate profits.

China reported its fewest new coronavirus infections since

January and its lowest daily death toll in a week, but the World

Health Organization said data suggesting the epidemic had slowed

should be viewed with caution. Apple said on Monday that manufacturing facilities in China

that produce its iPhone and other electronics had begun to

reopen, but were ramping up more slowly than expected.

The disruption in China will result in fewer iPhones

available for sale around the world, making Apple one of the

largest Western firms to be hurt by the outbreak.

Gold climbed more than 1% to a two-week high as investors

sought safety in the wake of Apple's warning and the price of

Brent, the global crude benchmark, fell below $57 a barrel.

Forecasters, including the International Energy Agency

(IEA), have cut 2020 oil demand estimates because of the virus.

Equity markets around the world fell, with MSCI's

all-country world index .MIWD00000PUS slipping 0.72%.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX lost 0.38% and

emerging market stocks lost 1.28%.

HSBC Holdings PLC's HSBA.L announcement that it would shed

$100 billion in assets, shrink its investment bank and revamp

its U.S. and European businesses in a drastic overhaul added to

concerns about the impact of the coronavirus. The UK-based bank, whose huge Asian operations are

headquartered in Hong Kong, said the coronavirus epidemic had

significantly impacted staff and customers. HSBC shares fell

6.35%, leading the FTSE 100 index .FTSE to close down 0.69%.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell

252.29 points, or 0.86%, to 29,145.79, the S&P 500 .SPX lost

21.49 points, or 0.64%, to 3,358.67 and the Nasdaq Composite

.IXIC dropped 45.93 points, or 0.47%, to 9,685.25.

"We're seeing some renewed weakness in the stock markets

following the announcement by Apple," said Saxo Bank analyst Ole

Hansen. "It's having a global impact on supply chains and

shipments - this will have a negative impact on growth

expectations."

Overnight in Asia, China's CSI300 blue chip stocks index

.CSI300 lost 0.5% after gaining sharply on Monday, encouraged

by a central bank rate cut and government stimulus hopes.

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Japan's Nikkei .N225 lost 1.40%.

The dollar rose to nearly a three-week high against the euro

after Germany's ZEW survey of economic sentiment showed slumping

investor confidence in Europe's largest economy. The euro EUR= was down 0.2% to $1.0812, while the dollar

index .DXY rose 0.3%. The Japanese yen JPY= strengthened

0.03% versus the greenback at 109.85 per dollar.

The ZEW research institute said in its monthly survey that

investors' mood deteriorated far more than expected in February

on worries the coronavirus would crimp world trade.

The survey added to expectations the German economy will

lose more momentum in the first half as slumping exports keep

manufacturers mired in a recession.

Safe-haven German 10-year bond DE10YT=RR yields fell to

-0.43% at one point. Other 10-year bond yields in Europe

NL10YT=RR FR10YT=RR fell similarly.

U.S. Treasury yields also fell. The benchmark 10-year note

US10YT=RR rose 12/32 in price, pushing its yield down to

1.5474%.

The slide in oil prices was pressured by concerns over the

impact on crude demand from the coronavirus outbreak in China

and a lack of further action by the Organization of the

Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies to support the market.

Brent crude LCOc1 fell 74 cents to $56.93 a barrel after

rallying in the previous five sessions. U.S. West Texas

Intermediate crude CLc1 fell 53 cents to $51.52 a barrel.

Spot gold XAU= added 1.4% to $1,602.25 an ounce.

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