Rally in stocks runs out of steam as coronavirus toll climbs

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A mid-week rally in Asian share markets halted on Friday and oil prices steadied as the growing death toll and economic damage from a new virus spreading from China curbed further gains.The death toll in mainland China rose to 636, more than doubling in just under a week, with the number of infections at 31,161.One of the first Chinese doctors who raised the alarm about the coronavirus also died from the illness at a Wuhan hospital in the early hours of Friday. He was..