Operations in the area. let s see how the asian markets are faring today. hong kong recovering a little but still down 3.68%. you can see the price of oil down over 5% as well, just over $101 a barrel, and shares in mainland china also down significantly, and among the big losers are the tech stocks. joining me now is anna macdonald, who s a fund manager at amati global investors. good morning. lovely to see you. so here we are again, another wave of infection crossing china, and markets are spooked. an absolutely. they have tried to move to a more dynamic strategy when they had a rise in cases but it has still had a significant effect.