Moment of silence at NYSE honors Newtown victims

The New York Stock Exchange remembered victims of Friday’s mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. this morning with a moment of silence before the opening bell.

Traders stood quietly as the floor remained inactive for about a minute. Twenty-six people were killed including twenty children between the ages of six and seven at Sandy Hook Elementary School when a gunman opened fire on their classrooms. Newtown is more than 70 miles north of New York City.

You can watch the video on CNBC here.

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