Virus spread roils markets, U.S. stocks nosedive at open
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 fell more than 3% at the open on Monday, and the Dow Jones industrials plunged more than 800 points, as investors raced to safe-havens after a surge in coronavirus cases outside China stoked fears of a bigger impact to global economic growth.A rise in cases in Iran, Italy and South Korea over the weekend added to fears of a pandemic. Gold rose to a seven-year high, U.S. Treasuries surged, pushing the 10-year yield to its lowest since July 2017, while the..