[Europe Open] Rising Start Amid New Coronavirus Fears... Germany Up 0.31%

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] As fears of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread, European stock markets are showing an upward trend in early trading on the 12th (local time).

As of 5:17 PM (Korea time) on the same day, the Euro Stoxx 50 index is up 0.19% from the previous close, standing at 3833.16.

At the same time, Germany's DAX index is trading at 13,670.58, up 0.31%, France's CAC 40 index is at 6065.00, up 0.17%, and the UK's FTSE 100 index is recording 7506.87, up 0.10%.

The current global death toll from the novel coronavirus has surpassed 1,000. The number of confirmed cases is estimated to be over 40,000.

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