ASX suspends trading on technical glitch

After having opened 1.5 hours late due to technical glitch, the ASX officially halted trading in shares for the rest of the session, after shares went into “enquire” status about 35 minutes later, meaning trades couldn’t be completed.

The ASX said: “The ASX Equities Market has been halted. Further information about market status will be released in due course.”

The ASX had said it was working with its technology vendor, Nasdaq OMX, to prevent a recurrence, Business insider reports.