Yuan, Aussie on tenterhooks ahead of China market re-opening

TOKYO - China’s yuan and its proxy, the Australian dollar, were poised for vulnerable day of trade on Monday in favor of safe-harbor currencies, in reaction to authorities’ drastic steps worldwide to curb the spread of a new virus which originated in China.

Immediate focus was on how China’s financial markets would fare when they reopen later in the day, after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to help stop a coronavirus which has killed as many as 350 people in China’s Hubei province. “Given the current fragile sentiment, I would not be surprised to see the Australian dollar slipping below its previous 10-year low,” said senior strategist Yukio Ishizuki at Daiwa Securities.

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