The first auction after the New Year holidays on China's stock exchanges opened on Monday with a collapse of more than eight percent amid the spread of coronavirus, RIA Novosti reported.
The last time trading on the exchanges of mainland China was held on January 23, before the Chinese New Year, during these holidays the number of infected people grew 30 times, and the number of those who died - 20.
The main index of the Shanghai Composite fell 8.07% to 2736.28 points, the Shenzhen Component fell 8.54% - 9769.91 points.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hang Seng main index grew by 0.44% - up to 26428.05 points.
