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Shankar is a product manager in the Companies, Markets, and Analysis (CMA) group at Bloomberg in New York.

VRUS

Coronavirus

Market Impact

By ANAND SHANKAR

A Function for These Times

hand-select the companies most affected

by the outbreak, giving you authoritative

market insight. VRUS shows each

company’s equity price movement for the

day and since the onset of the outbreak.

It also tabulates coronavirus-related news

coverage, tweets, research, and corporate

filings. To further filter, aggregate,

compare, and contrast the list of affected

companies, click on the Affected Global

Companies | WATC link to open the list of

stocks in the Watchlist Analytics function.

Second, survey the worldwide

impact of the coronavirus in a data-rich

map. Click on the Coronavirus Outbreak |

MAP VIRUS link for an interactive map

that lets you overlay additional datasets

including world equity markets, factories,

and retail locations.

Third, gauge global trends. Track the

broader dynamics as markets respond to

the crisis. You can review movements in

selected global macroeconomic metrics

as well as key indexes, commodities,

foreign exchange rates, and more. Click

on the Global Macro Indicators | GMM link

for the Global Macro Movers function.

Fourth, follow stats on the outbreak.

Click on the Global Infection Rate | GP link

for a chart annotated with sources.

Fifth, track breaking news and

research. Stay up to date with the latest

news stories and analysis from

Bloomberg Intelligence.

Finally, stay informed on mobile.

Open the Bloomberg app on your phone,

search for VRUS, and then tap the

Coronavirus Market Impact function.

SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes the
disease Covid-19, is tiny. You could line up
about 1,000 of the microscopic bundles
of RNA and proteins across the width of a
single human hair. Yet its impact has been
enormous: whole countries locked down,
health systems staggering, markets
plunging, supply chains disrupted,
economic activity stalling.
Coronavirus Market Impact is a new
function that provides market-moving
news and analytics related to the Covid-19
outbreak. Run {VRUS } to help
inform your investment decisions and
models as this pandemic runs its course.
What does VRUS show?
First, it can help you analyze
affected companies. Bloomberg
Intelligence’s research analysts