US stock markets close, bracing for Hurricane Sandy

Stock trading has been cancelled with the closure of markets to protect employees from oncoming storm US stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worried about the integrity of markets in the face of Hurricane Sandy. Market participants and regulators decided to shut the market because the storm will make it difficult to ensure the safety of employees, major exchanges said. The decision to close stock and options markets came ...