Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Shares Plunge After News of Delayed App Launch

The stock price of the blank-check company that has partnered with ex-President Donald Trump’s social media firm plunged in late-day trading yeserday as news of the delay in the app’s launch spread on Twitter.

The company, Digital World Acquisition, opened trading Monday at $87.02 per share, and spiked to as high as $97.15 earlier Monday. But the stock price began plunging around 3:30 p.m. ET, and fell to as low as $80.45 per share.

DWAC closed the trading day at $83.88 per share.

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