GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares, oil hit by coronavirus risks to outlook – Reuters

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares, oil hit by coronavirus risks to outlook – Reuters

* Asian stock markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4* Risk aversion resurfaces as virus concerns return* Rising infections in India rattle energy markets* Bond traders eagerly await 20-year Treasury auctionTOKYO, April 21 (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday as concern about a resurgence of coronavirus cases in some countries cast doubt on the strength of global growth and demand for crude oil.European stocks looked set for a more promising start, however, with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.28%, Germany's DAX futures up 0.25% and Britain's FTSE futures up 0.15%.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.08%. Australian stocks dropped 0.56% but shares in China recouped early losses and rose 0.29% due to positive earnings from the healthcare and banking sectors.Stocks in Tokyo slumped by 1.95% due the growing likelihood that Tokyo, Osaka and surrounding areas will be put on lockdown due to a new wave of coronavirus infections.S&P 500 e-mini stock futures also fell 0.18%.Crude futures extended declines from a one-month high on speculation that coronavirus restrictions in India, the world's third-largest oil importer, will hurt energy demand.Recent optimism about rising vaccination rates in the United States, Britain, and Europe is shifting to concern that record coronavirus