India Stocks Extend Slide Into Bear Market, Trigger Trading Halt
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Indian stock trading was halted after plunging at the open, as concerns about the virus threatening global economic growth dragged down Asian indexes.
The S&P BSE Sensex declined 9.4% to 29,687.52 within minutes of opening Friday, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index dropped 10% triggering market-wide circuit breaker that halted trading for 45 minutes.