Stock traders wore masks at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the trading floor reopened for the first time since March. The exchange has been restricted to electronic trading for two months out of concern over the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
“We are beginning cautiously with fewer traders, and those that are on the floor are wearing masks and keeping a safe distance,” the exchange said, describing some of the safety protocols it says were developed with public health experts along with state and federal officials.
The stock market’s trading floor went dark at the close of business on March 20 — a time when stock prices were plummeting, casualties of the economic fallout from widespread COVID-19 shutdowns and other disruptions.
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