Stocks Edge Higher With Virus Fallout in Focus: Markets Wrap

China shares sink most in eight months before holiday
Euro weakens after ECB meeting; Treasuries advance with yen

Leo Poon, professor of the school of public health at Hong Kong University, talks about the coronavirus that emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan.Source: Bloomberg

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By Claire Ballentine

January 22, 2020 at 9:49 PM UTC

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January 23, 2020 at 9:01 PM UTC

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U.S. stocks eked out a small advance, dodging the losses that took hold in Europe and Asia, as investors evaluated the risk that a deadly respiratory virus spreading from China could curb global growth. Treasuries climbed and oil dropped.