China circuit-breaker suspended amid stock rout

Jan 7, 2016

The securities regulator announced the decision last night amid mounting criticism and plunging share prices, admitting that the mechanism had failed in its objective.

China circuit-breaker suspended amid stock rout

China’s three main stock exchanges are to suspend the new index circuit-breaker, which went live at the start of this year and has already halted trading twice in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

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