World stocks turned negative on Wednesday as the coronavirus death toll mounted and euro zone finance minister failed to agree a rescue package to help economies recover from the impact of the outbreak. After two sessions of gains, European equities fell amid renewed concern about the spread of the virus and the continent’s response to it. The pan-European STOXX 600 index dipped 0.7%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.9%, as the country’s coronavirus death toll crossed 6,100. Germany’s DAX shed 0.8% after rallying more than 8% in the past two days, as the number of confirmed cases rose for a second straight day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices