
Trading on Wall Street was halted just moments into Thursday’s session after US stocks plunged further on the deepening economic pain from the coronavirus.
Trading was suspended after the S&P 500 dropped 7.0 per cent to 2,549.05, triggering an automatic 15-minute suspension.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 7.2 per cent to 21,856.91, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 7.0 per cent to 7,393.25.