Chinese markets, yuan claw back some lost ground after virus-led wipeout
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's currency and stock markets steadied in choppy trade on Tuesday, after anxiety over the spreading coronavirus the previous session hit the yuan and erased some $400 billion (£307.9 billion) in market value from Shanghai's benchmark index.The Shanghai Composite opened 2% lower, before wobbling its way back from losses to stand 0.6% firmer after half an hour of trade. The blue chip index was almost 2% firmer by 0230 GMT.Hong Kong's Hang Seng index , which has shed..