NEW YORK — Wall Street brought trading to a halt today to remember those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. observed moments of silence when the two towers of the World Trade Center were struck at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m. and an additional two moments of silence at 9:59 a.m. and 10:29 a.m., when the towers crumbled to the ground. It also held a memorial service at 2:45 p.m. to pay tribute to 32 traders who died that day.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. held a moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. and the American Stock Exchange invited New York Firefighters Chris Tighe and Jimmy Andruzzi from Ladder Company 3 to ring the opening bell.
According to some estimates reported in the press, of the nearly 3,000 people who died when airplanes hit the World Trade Center, more than 1,200 were employees of financial services firms.
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