Market Views: How will the coronavirus infect markets?

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 2% to 3% on each of the first two trading days after the Lunar New Year holiday as the severity of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate. The epidemic has so far led to a death toll of 170 in China, while the country’s health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases across the country as of January 29. In addition, 15 other countries have reported cases of infections. China and Hong Kong have made active efforts to contain th…