Share prices drop sharply in Shanghai and Hong Kong Jan. 23 20:24 due to an increase in new viral pneumonia patients

Stock prices in Shanghai and Hong Kong have fallen sharply in China due to an increasing number of patients with pneumonia, allegedly due to the new coronavirus.

In the Shanghai stock market, the index closed at 2.75% lower than the 22nd.

Due to the suspension of air and rail services leaving Wuhan, where the situation is most severe, stocks were sold in a wide range of stocks, including the Wuhan-based automobile and electronic components industry, as well as the retail industry. .

The Hong Kong stock market also lost 1.52% on a typical index, closing on the 22nd.

Market officials said, "From the morning of the Lunar New Year, the holidays of the Lunar New Year will begin, and the period of consumption should be booming. However, due to the psychological effects of the spread of infection, the consumption has to be low. The attention of the health authorities during the period is noteworthy. "