Wall Street trade halted for 15 minutes as S&P hits down limit
Global stocks plunged and prices for crude oil tumbled as much as 33% after Saudi Arabia launched a price war with Russia
09 March 2020 - 16:15
Bengaluru — Wall Street's main indexes dropped 7% and the Dow Jones Industrials crashed 2,000 points in what would be its biggest one-day fall ever, as trading resumed on Monday following a 22% slump in oil prices.
Trading on US stock exchanges was halted immediately after opening on Monday, as the S&P 500 fell 7%, triggering an automatic 15 minute cut-out put in place after the 2008/2009 financial crisis...
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