Philippines: Stocks plunge nearly 25% after virus trading halt

Thu, Mar 19, 2020 - 11:56 AM

Philippine shares plunged by nearly 25 per cent on Thursday only moments after the Manila stock exchange resumed trade following a two-day trading suspension prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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[MANILA] Philippine shares plunged by nearly 25 per cent on Thursday only moments after the Manila stock exchange resumed trade following a two-day trading suspension prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Southeast Asian nation was the first in the world to indefinitely suspend...

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