U.S. stock markets showed modest gains early Wednesday after two days of losses caused by concerns that the coronavirus could not be contained.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.83% in early morning trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite were up 0.94% and 1.21%, respectively.

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