Asian stock markets last week
9 days ago · NEW YORK — Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic retreated on Friday as investors banked profits from the week's rally sparked by massive government and central bank action to protect economies from the coronavirus."Today's sell off is most probably a consequence of three days of strong gains and a paring of risk ahead of the weekend," said Michael Hewson at CMC Markets UK.He said it GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stock markets reverse losses on ... * Stocks had worst week since 2008 * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. By Tom Westbrook and Swati Pandey. SINGAPORE, March 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied from early losses on Monday as investors placed their hopes on a coordinated global monetary policy response to weather the damaging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.