Europe suffers worst day since 2016 as virus spreads, Wall Street opens ugly
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LONDON (Reuters) - European shares suffered their biggest slump since mid-2016 on Monday and oil plunged almost 5%, as a jump in coronavirus cases in Italy, South Korea, Japan and Iran sent investors scrambling to the security of gold and government bonds. Wall Street dived around 3% after it opened [.N] as the ugly sell-off spread.Europe had seen Milan's stock market plummet over 5.5% after a spike in cases of the virus left six dead in Italy and parts of the country's industrial north in..