All US exchanges shut down before Hurricane Sandy

October 29, 2012 19:34

All major US stock and options exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, suspended all trading today for the first time since the 9/11 terror attacks as America braced for Hurricane Sandy, one of the most dangerous storms to hit the country.

The NYSE had initially said it will open its trading floor but decided to remain shut, a first since the September 11 attacks when the exchange was closed for three days.

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