Sector’s listed firms see share prices routed by coronavirus fears

By Hamish Champ and Joey Gardiner2020-03-13T06:00:00

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Costain the biggest loser with drop of 26%

Costain was the biggest loser among a group of listed UK contractors whose shares were shredded yesterday in frantic stock market trading as investors spooked by the impact of the coronavirus fled the sector.

As the FTSE100 experienced its worst day since Black Monday in October 1987, shares across the board plummeted.

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