So-called “circuit breakers” are actions taken by exchanges in order to “prevent large, sudden price moves,” according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As markets ...

You can find all the details on the market-wide circuit breaker approval order here. Meanwhile, beyond the market-wide circuit breakers in place, there are also single stock circuit breakers.

Market-wide circuit breakers, may halt trading temporarily or, under extreme circumstances, close the markets before the normal close of the trading session. (The New York Times) The US stock ...

In Japan, the "circuit breaker" system paused trading for 10 minutes when the widely traded Nikkei 225 futures product was poised to fall more than 8 per cent. The circuit breaker was kicked in at ...

Japanese stock futures trading was briefly suspended Monday morning local time due to a circuit breaker. This came after the Dow Jones and S&P 500 Futures fell 4% each amid fears of a ‘Black ...

as the S&P 500 slipped toward the threshold that would trigger an initial “circuit breaker.” The S&P 500 SPX was down 4.6% near 4,200 in recent trade, after hitting a session low at 5,115.27 ...

The global stock market turmoil deepened on Monday, with so-called "circuit breakers" being triggered in several markets, as traders braced for worsening trade tensions in the wake of U.S ...

During the regular hours of 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET, trading in equities may be paused market-wide if declines in the S&P 500 trigger a "circuit breaker." These occur when the benchmark index ...

An electronic board displays the Nikkei Stock Average in Tokyo on Monday. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images) Japan’s exchange operator briefly called a halt to trading in Nikkei stock futures on ...

Circuit breakers were triggered in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan's stock markets as they reacted to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Monday, with U.S. markets opening the week sharply ...