Crisis hit Sri Lanka’s stock exchange halted again on Monday (25) after a nearly 13 percent plunge, derailing the bourse’s tentative reopening after a two-week break aimed at forestalling a market collapse, the AFP reported.
The local S&P index fell seven percent in the opening minute of trade, more than the five percent needed to trigger an automatic half-hour halt.
Shares continued their rapid slide after a brief resumption, prompting the market to declare a halt to trading for the rest of the day.
