This is what the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looks like today

By Gloria Dawson

Published October 29, 2012

All major US stock and options exchanges are closed due to Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, and the NYSE shut down for a full day on Sept. 27, 1985, due to Hurricane Gloria.

This is what the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looks like today

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