US stock futures plunge, trigger limit down trading halt, after Senate fails to agree on $1.6 trillion stimulus package
US equity futures fell sharply after trading commenced at 6 p.m. ET.
S&P 500 futures slid more than 4% within five minutes, triggering a so-called limit down trading halt. The losses came as the Senate failed to agree on a $1.6 trillion stimulus packaged designed to boost the coronavirus-stricken economy.It's shaping up to be another rocky week in the stock market. US equity futures fell sharply after trading opened at 6 p.m. ET, triggering a limit down trading halt.
The decline came after the Senate failed to agree on a stimulus package designed to fight the sudden economic fallout from coronavirus. The rescue package would amount to roughly $1.6 trillion of aid,
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