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China Stock Trading Halted After New Year Big Plunge

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Stock prices in China and other Asia markets plunged on the first trading day of the year, triggering significant falls in prices on European bourses. After a key index of 300 Chinese stocks dropped five percent in the early afternoon, trading was automatically halted for 15 minutes – utilizing a recently introduced “circuit breaker” mechanism. That appeared to further panic many mainland Chinese retail traders who suddenly found themselves unable to sell, according to several...

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