Trump Media Stock Swings Wildly on Election Day, Triggering Multiple Trading Halts

Shares of Trump Media surged on Election Day morning, later plunging sharply, with volatile trading halted multiple times as investors awaited election results.
Trump Media Stock Swings Wildly on Election Day, Triggering Multiple Trading Halts
Illustration photo shows a person checking the app store on a smartphone for Truth Social with a photo of former President Donald Trump on a computer screen in the background, in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2021. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Shares of former President Donald Trump’s social media company took a wild ride on Election Day, surging by double digits in morning trading before taking a sharp dive in the early afternoon, with the whipsaw price moves triggering repeated trading halts as investors navigated a volatile session while awaiting the results of the tight presidential race.

The price of Trump Media and Technology Group stock, which trades under the ticker DJT, rose steadily in morning trading on Nov. 5, soaring as high as 18 percent—before rolling over shortly after 2 p.m. ET and falling sharply.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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