Trading halted on Wall Street for second time in a week

Stock trading in the US was halted for the second intra-day pause this week as indices tanked amid growing fears about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 traded down 6.5% after trading was paused due to a 15-minute ’circuit breaker’. Cruise line shares dropped sharply with the Royal Caribbean trading 27% lower while Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line slid 19% and 28%.