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By The Nation Published on October 11, 2008 SET trading suspended 30 minutes Bourses in free fall after Dow sheds 7% Global stock markets tumbled yesterday in panic selling over fears of a widespread meltdown. Thai authorities activated a "circuit breaker" to halt trading after the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index plunged more than 10 per cent, while other markets also went into a steep nosedive on Wall Street sell-offs. The SET Index yesterday suspended trading for 30 minutes, from 2.35-3.05pm, after the benchmark index plummeted past the 10-per-cent limit, triggering a temporary suspension of trading on the Thailand Futures Exchange, too. The SET Index yesterday slumped 9.62 per cent to 451.96 points at the market close, a six-year low. Turnover was moderate at Bt16.29 billion. It was only the second time in the SET's... [read full story]
