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Move to Expand Circuit Breakers: The Chicago...

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<i> From Times staff and wire reports </i>

Move to Expand Circuit Breakers: The Chicago Board of Trade said it plans to tighten circuit breakers in its stock index futures, saying stock market volatility will ebb if it imposes a second trading halt when futures move sharply. Circuit breakers halt trading when prices swing sharply in the Major Market Index.

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