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| Technical glitch hits LSE trading | Technical glitch hits LSE trading |
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| Trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has resumed after being brought to a halt for three and a half hours by technical difficulties. | Trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has resumed after being brought to a halt for three and a half hours by technical difficulties. |
| The LSE said it had been affected by connectivity issues and at 1033 GMT had placed all orders for shares into an "auction call period". | The LSE said it had been affected by connectivity issues and at 1033 GMT had placed all orders for shares into an "auction call period". |
| This allows traders to put orders to buy or sell shares into the system but without executing them. | This allows traders to put orders to buy or sell shares into the system but without executing them. |
| The FTSE 100 index was frozen at 5,264.97 when trading was interrupted. | The FTSE 100 index was frozen at 5,264.97 when trading was interrupted. |
| It had fallen 99.84 points, or 1.9%, in the first two and a half hours of trading. | It had fallen 99.84 points, or 1.9%, in the first two and a half hours of trading. |
| Share markets across the world have been trading lower on Thursday after the investment company Dubai World asked for a six-month delay on repaying its debts, raising concerns about Dubai's financial health. | Share markets across the world have been trading lower on Thursday after the investment company Dubai World asked for a six-month delay on repaying its debts, raising concerns about Dubai's financial health. |