Investors rattled by China’s burgeoning coronavirus outbreak reacted Monday by shifting investments from stocks into more secure investments like government bonds and gold.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell just over 1,000 points Monday, while the S&P 500 declined 3.3 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.7 percent. The news followed market drops in Europe and Asia.

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