FTSE 100 closes at lowest since 2016 as coronavirus fears hit markets
by Richard Partington and Jasper Jolly from on (#50BCG)
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Stock markets around the world fell sharply on Friday, while Germany's flagship airline said it would cut up to half its flights and oil prices plunged.
As a rising numbers of companies sound the alarm on the hit to profits, impose travel bans and put in place contingency plans to protect staff, the FTSE 100 plunged by 3.5% amid steep losses on stock markets elsewhere across Europe.
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