BANGKOK: China's Shanghai Composite index plunged 8.7% but then rebounded slightly as regulators moved to steady markets that reopened Monday from a prolonged national holiday amid news the outbreak of a deadly virus has spread further.

Other Asian markets also fell sharply, with Taiwan's benchmark initially down 2.8%. The declines followed a day of bloodletting Friday on Wall Street.

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