Trading stoppages are a common occurrence not just in India, but globally as well. Often the causes are software glitches, hardware failures and internet connectivity problems. We look at some of the important instances.
July 3, 2014: BSE halts trading for three hours due to network outage
July 4, 2017: A Nasdaq glitch shows prices of major tech stocks, including Alphabet as $123 per share—86 per cent below actual value
July 11, 2017: Trading halted on NSE for three hours as quotation stopped updating
April 25, 2018: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) suspends trading in five stocks, including Amazon