KARACHI: The trading in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was halted on Monday for 45 minutes after the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged 2,106 points, ARY News reported.
The 100 index was trading at 36,113 points, when the authorities halted the trading after the loss of 2,106 points in the first half an hour of the trading.
If the KSE 30 index falls 4.5pc or more, trading is halted for 45 minutes.
Reuters reported that Global share markets tumbled as panicked investors fled headlong to bonds to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus, and oil plunged more than 30% after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia.
Reuters reported Investors drove 30-year U.S. bond yields beneath 1% on bets the Federal Reserve would be forced to cut interest rates by at least 75 basis points at its March 18 meeting, despite only just having delivered an emergency easing.
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