China’s Traders Throw Away Script After Virus Jolts Stocks

  • Investors look far-afield for signs policy help will top out
  • School-reopen dates, train ticket sales included on watch list
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China’s stock traders are navigating the vagaries of the country’s coronavirus data for clues on when euphoria fanned by Beijing’s emergency support measures may peak.

Assessing the development of the outbreak has become critical, traders say, as a significant turn for the better could reduce the urgency of further policy easing and call for a cut to bullish positions.