China sparks global stocks fall in gloomy start of 2016

Global wipeout: Asian stocks deepen fall over virus panic  Aljazeera.comJapan's Nikkei index dives 7% following Wall Street plunge  Nikkei Asian ReviewWorld markets plunge deepens as virus panic worsens  ReutersAsian Stocks Sink, Extending Global Rout On Recession Fears  NDTV NewsJapan's Nikkei index dives 10% following Wall Street plunge  Nikkei Asian ReviewView Full coverage on Google News

Australian miners led losses in Asian commodity firms yesterday, with giant BHP Billiton sitting at a 10-year low, as metals prices slip further on slack demand and a strong dollar.

'Nothing is out of the question': What it would take for the Fed to start buying stocks  CNBC

Saudi Aramco shares fall below IPO price for first time, Gulf stocks plummet after OPEC deal failure  CNBCPutin Dumps MBS to Start a War on America’s Shale Oil Industry  BloombergWestern Media Annoyed With Russia For Not Joining Saudi Arabia In Production Cut – OpEd  Eurasia ReviewOPEC’s Epic Fail Will Hurt All Oil Producers, Even Russia  BloombergSaudi Arabia Should Follow Russia, Even If It Kills OPEC  BloombergView Full coverage on Google...

Stocks rose around the world as data showing strength in the American consumer boosted confidence in the US economy, while signs of stabilisation in China sent industrial metals and oil higher as the worst commodities rout since the financial crisis eased.

Airline stocks tumble as the coronavirus spreads outside of China  CNBCChina’s Airlines Begin Resuming International Services  Simple FlyingAir China and China Eastern to resume some suspended flights  FlightglobalCoronavirus threatens to push Asian airlines into bankruptcy  Nikkei Asian ReviewA Look At Air China’s Fifth Freedom Routes  Simple FlyingView Full coverage on Google News

Coronavirus detected in sub-Saharan Africa, global stocks tank  DAWN.com

UPDATE 1-South African stocks lifted by global markets, gold gains  ReutersRand Refinery shuts smelter, reduces gold refining  Moneyweb.co.zaRand Refinery to continue operation after being exempted from Govt-ordered lockdown  Mining MXView Full coverage on Google News

Symbion Power has said that the building of the $1.2 billion Mtwara 600MW project power plant is expected to start next year.