2020.03.10 09:26 GMT+8

U.S. stocks halted as crude oil prices plummet

Updated 2020.03.10 09:26 GMT+8
CGTN

U.S. stocks plunged amid anxieties of a free-fall in oil prices and escalating spread of the COVID-19, with all three major indexes declining more than seven percent. 

Trading was halted for 15 minutes after the S&P 500 fell by seven percent, and resumed at 9:49 local time (1349 GMT).

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