Trading in US shares was suspended after oil price plunges and coronavirus fears lead to stocks plummeting in early trading, the BBC and others are <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51796806">reporting</a>. The Associated Press wrote on Twitter, "Trading temporarily halted on Wall Street as oil price plunge and coronavirus fears cause stocks to plummet in early trading." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/AP/status/1237010540196777984]] The BBC reports that the main US stock exchange - the  S&P 500 - had fallen 7% before it was suspended. Per the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/mar/09/markets-plunge-crash-financial-crisis-coronavirus-ftse-italy-oil-price-dow-business-live?page=with:block-5e6647208f087df56e4c5043#block-5e6647208f087df56e4c5043">Guardian</a>, the 7% plunge triggered automatic circuit breakers, which are designed to prevent a market meltdown. [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhfpfrV8Nw]] Trading was halted for 15 minutes before being reopened at 9:49AM ET. This has lead to the day being dubbed 'Black Monday' by analysts, who are describing market reaction as "utter carnage". Justin Urquhart-Stewart, co-founder of Seven Investment Management said: "It shows a level of nervousness in the market which I haven't seen in a long time". Per the Associated Press, this was the first time trading on Wall Street had been halted since the 2016 presidential election.

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