A circuit breaker is an automatic, temporary trading halt on certain securities when the underlying stock is experiencing times of high volatility. It is a measure put in place to help restore and bring order to the markets.
Here are all the stocks halted on a circuit breaker today, according to Benzinga Pro.
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc (NYSE:DO): Stock halted for volatility as shares fell 40% in the hour following the opening bell.
Revelation Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:REVB): Stock halted for volatility at 9:57 a.m. after climbing 38.8% in four minutes.
Globant SA (NYSE:GLOB): Stock halted at 10:16 a.m. with news pending; shares slipped by 6.70% over the trading session.
Akebia Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AKBA): Stock halted for volatility at 12:12 p.m.; shares fell 60.02% over the trading session.
Sky Harbour Group Corp (NYSE:SKYH): Stock halted for volatility at 1:05 p.m. after climbing 16.88% in four minutes.
Bionomics ADS (NASDAQ:BNOX): Stock halted for volatility three times over the trading session; the chart shows massive upside and downside swings.
