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| Flu continues to weigh on markets | Flu continues to weigh on markets |
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| Global shares have fallen further in Tuesday trading as the swine flu outbreak continues to weigh on markets. | Global shares have fallen further in Tuesday trading as the swine flu outbreak continues to weigh on markets. |
| Wall Street's main Dow Jones index was down 0.6% in early trading in New York, while the UK's FTSE 100 finished the day 1.7% lower. | |
| Japan's Nikkei earlier closed down 1.7% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.4%. | Japan's Nikkei earlier closed down 1.7% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.4%. |
| "We had finally begun to see a bottom for the global economy and that has been ruined by pigs," said analyst Tsuyoshi Segawa of Shinko Securities. | "We had finally begun to see a bottom for the global economy and that has been ruined by pigs," said analyst Tsuyoshi Segawa of Shinko Securities. |
| However, other analysts said some investors were using the flu outbreak as an excuse to cash in profits by selling shares that have risen in recent weeks. | However, other analysts said some investors were using the flu outbreak as an excuse to cash in profits by selling shares that have risen in recent weeks. |
| 'Weakened position' | 'Weakened position' |
| Shares in travel firms and airlines continued to fall on Tuesday, as investors fear people will put a halt to global travel until the outbreak is contained, or else governments will enforce their own flight bans. | Shares in travel firms and airlines continued to fall on Tuesday, as investors fear people will put a halt to global travel until the outbreak is contained, or else governments will enforce their own flight bans. |
| SWINE FLU Swine flu is a respiratory disease thought to spread through coughing and sneezingSymptoms mimic those of normal flu - but in Mexico more than 100 people have diedGood hygiene like using a tissue and washing hands thoroughly can help reduce transmission 'I couldn't get out of bed' Q&A: Swine flu In pictures: Swine flu | SWINE FLU Swine flu is a respiratory disease thought to spread through coughing and sneezingSymptoms mimic those of normal flu - but in Mexico more than 100 people have diedGood hygiene like using a tissue and washing hands thoroughly can help reduce transmission 'I couldn't get out of bed' Q&A: Swine flu In pictures: Swine flu |
| The Dow Jones was down 44 points, or 0.6%, to 7,981, while the FTSE 100 lost 70.6 points to close at 4,096.4. | |
| Germany's Dax index finished 86.65 points, or 1.85% lower, at 4,607.4. | |
| Shares in British Airways were down 5.4%, while UK cruise ship operator Carnival was 2.5% lower, and travel firm TUI gave up 3.6%. | |
| Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific had earlier closed down 3%, while Taiwan's China Airlines and Eva Airways both declined 7% for the second consecutive day. | Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific had earlier closed down 3%, while Taiwan's China Airlines and Eva Airways both declined 7% for the second consecutive day. |
| "Airlines are already in a weakened position with the global crisis sapping demand for corporate travel," said Stone Lin, an airline analyst at Yuanta Securities in Taiwan. | "Airlines are already in a weakened position with the global crisis sapping demand for corporate travel," said Stone Lin, an airline analyst at Yuanta Securities in Taiwan. |
| "With sentiment so weak, and worsened by the swine flu issue, it's unlikely anyone is going to go rushing to book holidays or corporate travel, which means the second half of this year won't be pretty for most airlines." | "With sentiment so weak, and worsened by the swine flu issue, it's unlikely anyone is going to go rushing to book holidays or corporate travel, which means the second half of this year won't be pretty for most airlines." |
| The swine flu virus can no longer be contained, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. | The swine flu virus can no longer be contained, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. |
| WHO Assistant Director General Keiji Fukuda said countries should now instead focus on mitigating the effects of the virus. | WHO Assistant Director General Keiji Fukuda said countries should now instead focus on mitigating the effects of the virus. |