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During the night, the US stock market plunged again. Today (25th) Our securities market is a day off. It is noteworthy how this will affect our market tomorrow, as the prospect of a shutdown by the US federal government could be prolonged.

New York, the largest correspondent.

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The Dow Jones industrial average fell 653.17, or 2.91 percent, in the New York Stock Exchange. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 65.52 and the Nasdaq dropped 140.07.

The Dow plunged the worst day on Christmas Eve and the first time that all three indexes fell on Christmas Eve overnight.

First, the shutdown of the federal government, that is, the partial closure of the third day, foreigners are expecting the third shutdown to continue until next year.

The financial market is also in a difficult position to expect a rapid turnaround in the short term.

In addition, investors expressed a strong sense of vigilance in a report that President Trump has discussed the replacement of Chairman Jerome Powell, who repeatedly complained about the tightening of the US central bank.

President Trump said in a tweet: "The only problem with the US economy is the Fed."

[Mali Jai / AP Securities: As trade disputes are on the rise, many problems are affecting the market and there is a growing concern about growth.]

The Chinese media reported that the trade negotiations of high-ranking Chinese politicians are making progress, but the investment sentiment was not enough to recover.

As the stock market plummeted, investment sentiment for crude oil, which is classified as a risky asset, also worsened. International oil prices fell more than 6% today.