Asian stocks witnessed a bad beginning of the week, as the indicators recorded a collective decline at the end of trading in the Asian period on Monday, in conjunction with the increase in the numbers of people living with the Coronavirus around the world, and the increasing uncertainty among investors about the efficiency of the stimulus package announced by the countries.
The Australian index led the index losses at the end of trading, down by 5.62%, followed by the Korean Kospi index with a decrease of 5.34%.
Meanwhile, the Hang Seng fell 4.93%, while the Shanghai Composite Index and the CSI 300 fell 3.11% and 3.36%, respectively.