BANGKOK – Shares rebounded in Europe and Asia on Tuesday after a brutal sell-off that gave the U.S. stock market its worst loss in over 30 years, with many economies grinding to a standstill in hopes of containing the spread of the coronavirus.
Paris, London, Hong Kong and Sydney logged solid gains while Tokyo's benchmark was flat. “Market experts actually originally predicted at least a 1,000 point crash for the Hang Seng index.
But surprise, surprise, there was bottom fishing. Investors went bargaining hunting,” said Francis Lun, a stock analyst in Hong Kong.
Australia's benchmark led the gains, jumping 5.8% after a 7% plunge on Monday as investors snapped up miners and banks. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.8% at one point but barely