The American market was opened by a collapse of 7%

The American market at the opening on Thursday fell again: the fall of the S&P 500 index reached 7%in a few minutes, after which the auction in all markets was automatically suspended.

UPD2: By 19:00 Moscow time, the fall is deepened - S&P 500 loses 8.3%, Down Jones - 9%.

UPD: Surge with a creak, but it worked: after the resumption of trading, the fall Jones reached 9%, and S&P 500 - 8.3%. But by 17:00 Moscow time, indexes returned to -7.7% and -6.8%, respectively.

Dow Jones index in the first five minutes of trading managed to lose 7.2%, Nasdaq Composite - 7.2%. The main reason for the fall is the absence in the night appeal to the nation Donald Trump's promises of serious financial measures to support the economy that investors were counting on.

Since 2008, bidding on all American exchanges is automatically suspended for 15 minutes in case of S&P 500 falling by 7%. This pause should give bidders the opportunity to calm down. For the first time in 2020, such a suspension occurred on Monday, March 9th. After the resumption of trading, the fall did not resume at the same pace.

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Thursday, March 12, became the next day of sales for world markets: it brought only bad news, so the fall became comprehensive.

The Mosbirzhi index to 16.40 Moscow time loses 7.71%, the ruble was cheaper during the day to the dollar up to 75 rubles./$.

Brent Brent fell by 7.66%, up to $ 33.