Coronavirus sell-off could throw up value opportunities in growth themes

The international spread of Covid-19 has spooked markets into some of their worst days since 1987.

The good news is that the extensive measures deployed in China, Korea and Singapore to contain the virus appear to have been effective, with the number of new cases continuing to fall.  The bad news is the extraordinary scale of these measures has already had a significant impact globally, on both supply and demand. Majedie repositions Edinburgh IT in companies that will be in 'stronger shape' after crisis As the international spread accelerates and such measures are being introduced in more and more countries across the globe, markets have become substantially more negative on the...