NEW YORK - Trading on Wall Street was halted again on Wednesday due to rising fear about the economic hit from the coronavirus in spite of massive government stimulus announcements.
The 15-minute trading suspension was triggered by a seven-percent drop in the S&P 500, which was at 2,351.90.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 7.8 per cent at 19,576.75, sinking below where it was when US President Donald Trump was inaugurated, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 6.3 per cent to 6,872.41.
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