GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks retreat as virus threatens economic reopening


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* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Asia ex-Japan skids from 4-mth top, S&P 500 futures dip * Deaths from COVID-19 reached half a million on Sunday * Bonds supported on safe haven appeal, oil slips By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) - Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting safe harbour bonds and crimping oil prices. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.3% and further away from a four-month top hit last...