Shares of Facebook FB game producer Zynga ZNGA were halted this morning, as their price plummeted more than 12% within a matter of minutes. This notable price movement could be related to significant price declines in shares of Facebook, during its first day in public trading. Zynga's halt has atypically lasted longer than 5 minutes.
Facebook began trading more than 30 minutes later than the anticipated time of 11am Eastern Standard Time. Since then, many companies in industries related to Facebook, including Groupon GRPN and Renren RENN, have been experiencing significant price changes.
See The Ultimate List of Facebook Sympathy Plays for a listing of stocks in industries related to Facebook.
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