The New York Stock Exchange Just Halted Trading and No One Is Sure Why

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This is crazy:

Trading in all symbols was temporarily halted on the New York Stock Exchange floor Wednesday due to an apparent technical issue.

“NYSE/NYSE MKT has temporarily suspended trading in all symbols. Additional information will follow as soon as possible,” the NYSE said in a statement on its status page.

The exchange was investigating the issue that caused the halt, Reuters reported, citing a source. Trading stopped around 11:30 a.m. ET.

The NYSE said all open orders would be cancelled, according to Reuters. The NYSE is having some sort of technical problem and all trading has been halted.

The Nasdaq appears to be fine.

UPDATE, 12:18pm ET: Law enforcement officials tell CBS “no indication of any threats”:

UPDATE 2, 12:34pm ET: NYSE says it’s not “a cyber breach.”

UPDATE 3, 1:13pm ET: And answers begin to trickle in…

UPDATE 4, 2:10pm ET: The stoppage is almost over.

UPDATE 5, 2:57pm ET: Our national nightmare is almost over…

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