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The nation's second-largest stock exchange, the Nasdaq, ceased trading for almost an hour Thursday due to what it called a problem affecting quote dissemination.
The glitch threw trading into turmoil for dozens of publicly traded companies, including high-profile companies such as
Apple,
Microsoft and
Facebook. All traffic through Nasdaq stopped at 12:14 p.m., the exchange said on its website.
Dow Jones reported at 1:06 pm ET that trading would resume "shortly," though the exact timing was not clear. Trading could be very volatile when it resumes, particularly in widely held shares.
Despite the freeze, Nasdaq said it would not cancel orders. "Nasdaq will not be canceling open orders on the book. Customers who wish to cancel their orders may do so and any customer who wishes to not participate in the re-opening should cancel their orders prior to the resumption of trading," said a spokesman.
A spokesman for the SEC said, "We are monitoring the situation and are in close contact with the exchanges."
Nasdaq stock market trading halted after technical glitch - NBC News.com
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