July 8th, 2015, 5:47 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: trackstarQuoteOriginally posted by: trackstarSnapshot from Bloomberg at about 2:10 pmNAME VALUE NET CHANGE % CHANGE 1 MONTH 1 YEAR TIME INDU:INDDOW JONES INDUS. AVG17,578.79 -198.12 -1.11% -1.06% +3.98% 14:08:20 SPX:INDS&P 500 INDEX2,058.65 -22.69 -1.09% -0.99% +4.83% 13:53:45 CCMP:INDNASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX4,937.32 -60.14 -1.20% -1.68% +12.43% 13:53:40 NYA:INDNYSE COMPOSITE INDEX10,685.04 -144.28 -1.33% -2.13% -2.54% 13:53:09 SPTSX:INDS&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX14,430.73 -193.77 -1.32% -2.12% -4.67% 13:48:00And further news:"Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was set to resume at midafternoon Wednesday after being halted by a technical issue. The NYSE took to Twitter to assure traders that the shutdown was not caused by a cyberattack.NYSE President Thomas Farley told CNBC that the NYSE plans to open the market by 2:45 or 3 p.m. ET. He did not explain the nature of the technical issue."NYSE Set to Resume Trading After Apparent Technical Glitch - NBC NewsI have seen elsewhere that it may have been due to a software bug in an upgrade that was implemented early this morning.Some sources were saying that volume was off from the start, even before they pulled the plug.And just a bit more on the topic:"The Nasdaq reported no technical issues and said it continues to trade NYSE-listed stocks.The exchange had earlier reported a technical problem, but it was not immediately clear if it was related to the shutdown.Just after 8 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, the NYSE put out an alert about "a reported issue with a gateway connection" affecting certain symbols. It put out a notice at 10:37 a.m. ET that the problem was resolved."It's been a little bit of a bumpy day. We had some technical problems even before the opening," said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at the NYSE, in a CNBC interview."The usual uphill battle between signal and noise continues, all around.Time for a tall lemonade and a venue with more market-oriented perspective.
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