SLOVENIA

Dnevnik poll: Majority supports early election

A public opinion poll conducted by pollster Ninamedia for the newspaper Dnevnik suggests that more than 60% of Slovenians want a new election after the resignation of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. Šarec's arguments convinced more than half of the respondents. (STA)

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

Stocks tanked on Monday after more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed over the weekend, ratcheting up worries over the virus’ impact on the world economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 453.93 points, or 1.6% to 28,535.80, wiping out the average’s gains for the year. The 30-stock average also notched its biggest one-day fall since October along with its longest losing streak since August. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% to 3,243.63, snapping a 74-session streak without a 1% decline. The Nasdaq Composite had its worst day since August, dropping 1.9% to 9,139.31. European stocks closed sharply lower on Monday as fears over the economic fallout from the Chinese coronavirus outbreak intensify. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session 2.3% lower, with the China-exposed basic resources sector plunging 4.3% to lead losses as all sectors and major bourses traded firmly in negative territory. Travel stocks took a significant hit from coronavirus fears in early trade, with Air France KLM shares falling 5.6%, while British Airways parent International Consolidated Airlines Group slid 5.4% and London-listed Easyjet shed 5%. (CNBC)

SERBIA

New model Fiat Giardiniera to be manufactured in Kragujevac – Car to debut in 2021, sales to start no later than 2023

A new model from Fiat Kragujevac, Giardiniera, will become available in 2022 or 2023 at the latest, and the debut will take place at the Geneva Motor Show 2021, Italian media report. The long awaited model from Kragujevac, which will replace Fiat 500L, whose manufacture started in 2012, should become commercially available in two years, and the official presentation is scheduled for 2021, at one of the largest car shows in the world, the Geneva Motor Show, according to specialized car magazines from Italy. As they report, Pietro Gorlier, the Chief Operating Officer of Fiat Chrysler for Europe, Middle East and Africa, is expected to reveal an operating plan for the European factories of this automotive giant. (Ekapija)

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