Global markets mixed on coronavirus

A major concern stemming from the coronavirus is whether it will spread widely outside of China to Europe and elsewhere. [AFP / Glyn KIRK]

Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the coronavirus that pressured other equity markets and drove oil prices lower.

As the outbreak continued, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned a face mask while visiting medical workers and patients affected by the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people.