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* Asian stocks fall; CDC warns Americans on virus
* Treasury yields remain near record lows
* Japan stocks hit by fears of Olympics cancellation
* Oil gains, but more downside risks seen
By Stanley White
TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic jolted Wall Street yet again and pushed yields on safe-haven Treasuries to record lows.
The S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI both shed more than 3% on Tuesday in their fourth straight session of losses. led MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS down 1.1%. Japan was among the worst-performing market in the region, weighed by growing concerns the virus could force the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics.
Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 were down 0.36%, German DAX futures FDXc1 fell 0.53%, while FTSE futures FFIc1 were off 0.4%.
Yields on 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasuries teetered near record lows and gold rose as worries about the economic impact of the virus outbreak boosted safe-haven assets.
The World Health Organization says the epidemic has peaked in China, but concern that its spread is accelerating in other countries is likely to keep investors on edge.
"What we are seeing is share markets are playing catch up," said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney.
"Other asset markets have been flashing warning signs for weeks. A corrective bounce in equities is possible, but we still have a lot of downward momentum."
Chinese shares .CSI300 fell 0.21%. Shares in South Korea .KS211 , which has been rattled by a sudden rise in virus infections, briefly hit a two-month low.
While the stock rout has been global, the recent pace of selling in Asia has not been as severe as it has on Wall Street, which has been hit hard by the escalation of virus cases outside of Asia.
MSCI World .MIWO00000PUS , a market cap weighted stock market index of 1,644 stocks from companies throughout the world, has seen its total value fall by $3 trillion to $42.98 trillion over the past four trading sessions, Reuters calculations show.
U.S. stock futures ESc1 rose 0.57% in Asia on Wednesday, but that did little to brighten the mood.
Adding to recent fears was an alert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warning Americans to prepare for the spread of coronavirus in the United States, signalling a change in tone for the Atlanta-based U.S. health agency. virus has claimed almost 3,000 lives in mainland China but has spread to dozens of other countries. Of increasing concern to investors, however, in the rising death toll in other countries.
Drastic travel restrictions slammed the brakes on China's manufacturing and consumer spending, and there are worries other countries will face similar disruptions.
The virus has also hit Japan's stocks hard on rising worries it could lead to cancellation of the 2020 Summer Olympics scheduled to start in Tokyo in July.
Japan's Nikkei stock index .N225 slid 0.92%, while shares of Japan's Dentsu Group Inc 4324.T , an advertising agency deeply involved in the planning and operation of the games, fell to a seven-year low on Wednesday. of sportswear makers and other companies related to the Olympics have also fallen recently. yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR traded at 1.3621% on Wednesday in Asia, close to a record low of 1.3070% The 30-year yield US30YT=RR stood at 1.8420%, above a record low of 1.7860%.
The decline in yields weighed on the dollar. The greenback was last quoted at 110.40 yen, continuing a pullback from a 10-month high of 112.23 yen. JPY=EBS
The dollar traded at $1.0876 per euro EUR=EBS , off an almost three-year high of $1.0778 reached on Feb. 20.
Spot gold XAU= rose 0.57% to $1,644.38 per ounce as investors sought safe havens. GOL/
Oil prices recovered some recent losses in Asia, but there are lingering concerns that expected output cuts by major oil producers will not be enough to offset a decline in global energy demand caused by the virus.
U.S. crude CLc1 ticked up 0.72% to $50.26 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.56% to $55.26 per barrel. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, a group known as OPEC+, have been sending signals that they will cut output further. oil could come under more pressure as weekly U.S. supply reports due later on Wednesday are expected to show a rise in inventories, according to a Reuters poll. EIA/S
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