爆发使人们担心世界经济可能会受到更严厉的惩罚。
东京的日经225指数下跌0.5％至26,595.52。在香港，恒生微跌0.2％至26,262.02。韩国的Kospi下跌0.6％至2,760.93。在澳大利亚，S＆P / ASX 200下跌0.7％至6,626.70。上证综合指数下跌0.4％至3,406.30。
由于存在新的不确定性，“投资者今天早上似乎在亚洲更加谨慎，采取更多的选择，并可能等待对新的变异病毒更好地了解，然后再积极跳入航空，旅行和休闲接种疫苗的行列，” Stephen Innes Axi的评论中说。
股票，石油价格和美国国债收益率周一下跌，这表明投资者对经济感到不安。
有关冠状病毒新的和可能更具传染性的毒株的消息使世界各国限制从英国的旅行。贸易商担心，如果它传播到其他国家或证明对现在分发的疫苗有抗药性，可能会带来经济后果。
英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）在科学顾问警告他们已检测到冠状病毒的新变种之后，将伦敦和英格兰东南部置于新的限制水平。没有证据表明新菌株的突变使其更具致命性，但它似乎比其他菌株更容易感染。
标普500指数下跌1.4％，至3694.92点。道琼斯工业平均指数上涨0.1％至30,216.45。纳斯达克综合指数下跌0.1％至12,742.52。罗素2000年小盘股指数上涨0.1％至1,970.33。
华盛顿发出的令人鼓舞的消息帮助控制了卖盘。国会最终批准了9000亿美元的经济救济计划，其中包括为大多数美国人提供600美元的现金支付，为下岗工人提供的额外福利以及其他财政支持。
几个月来，经济学家和投资者一直在呼吁提供此类援助，最近谈判势头上升，是由于预期达成交易而导致股价上涨。分析师表示，一些交易员可能一直在卖出以锁定利润，尽管妥协几乎可以保证，而且价格接近其有史以来的最高水平。即使在周一下跌之后，标准普尔500指数也回到了本月初的水平。
在整个大西洋上，谈判代表们吹嘘了一个星期天的截止日期，该截止日期是为英国退出欧盟而进行的贸易条件谈判设定的。投资者已经确定了谈判的进展，因为无协议的英国退欧可能会在元旦对企业造成重大破坏。
自加入标准普尔500指数以来，周一也是特斯拉交易的第一天。这家电动汽车制造商今年大幅飙升，截至周五傍晚，涨幅接近731％，以至于一些批评家认为其价格没有道理。但是，由于该公司立即成为标准普尔500指数中的第六大公司，因此其被纳入基准指数引发了903亿美元的交易。特斯拉周一下跌了6.5％。
十年期美国国债的收益率稳定在0.93％。
纽约商品交易所电子交易中，基准美国原油下跌27美分，至每桶47.70美元。周一油价下跌1.27美元，至每桶47.97美元。
国际标准布伦特原油下跌23美分，至每桶50.68美元。
美元兑日圆从周一的103。31日圆升至103。41日圆。欧元从1.2243美元跌至1.2232美元。
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美联社商务作家Stan Choe和Alex Veiga做出了贡献。
The outbreaks are raising worries that the world economy may take even worse punishment.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.5% to 26,595.52. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng edged 0.2% lower to 26,262.02. South Korea's Kospi declined 0.6% to 2,760.93. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gave up 0.7% to 6,626.70. The Shanghai Composite index shed 0.4% to 3,406.30.
With new uncertainties, “investors appear to be treading more cautiously in Asia this morning, getting more selective and probably waiting for the new mutant virus to be better understood before aggressively diving back into the Airlines, Travel & Leisure vaccinated bandwagon,'' Stephen Innes of Axi said in a commentary.
Stocks, oil prices and Treasury yields fell on Monday, a sign investors are uneasy about the economy.
News of the new and potentially more infectious strain of the coronavirus has countries around the world restricting travel from the United Kingdom. That has traders worried about the possible economic consequences should it spread to other countries or prove resistant to vaccines being distributed now.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson put London and the southeast of England in a new level of restrictions after scientific advisers warned they had detected the new variant of the coronavirus. There is no evidence that the new strain’s mutations make it more deadly, but it seems to infect more easily than others.
The S&P 500 fell 1.4% to 3,694.92. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 30,216.45. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1% to 12,742.52. The Russell 2000 small-cap index gained 0.1% to 1,970.33.
Encouraging news out of Washington helped keep the selling in check. Congress finally approved a $900 billion relief effort for the economy that includes $600 in cash payments for most Americans, extra benefits for laid-off workers and other financial support.
Economists and investors have been clamoring for such aid for months, and a recent upswing in momentum for talks had stock prices rising in anticipation of a deal. Analysts said some traders may have been selling to lock in profits, with the compromise all but assured and prices close to the highest they’ve ever been. Even after Monday’s drop, the S&P 500 is back only to where it was earlier this month.
Across the Atlantic, negotiators blew past a Sunday deadline set for talks on trade terms for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Investors have been fixed on the progress of those talks because a Brexit with no deal could cause massive disruptions for businesses on New Year’s Day.
Monday was also the first day of trading for Tesla since joining the S&P 500 index. The electric-vehicle maker surged so much this year, nearly 731% as of Friday evening, that some critics say its price doesn’t make sense. But its inclusion in the benchmark index triggered $90.3 billion in trades, as the company instantly became the sixth-biggest in the S&P 500. Tesla slumped 6.5% Monday.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 0.93%.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil lost 27 cents to $47.70 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gave up $1.27 on Monday to $47.97 per barrel.
Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 23 cents to $50.68 per barrel.
The dollar rose to 103.41 Japanese yen from 103.31 yen on Monday. The euro fell to $1.2232 from $1.2243.
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AP Business Writers Stan Choe and Alex Veiga contributed.
