SYDNEY - Trading was halted on Sydney's leading ASX stock market for an extended period on Monday , as operators tried to fix"market data issues".
Problems began shortly after trade opened for the week, forcing a market pause as ASX said it was investigating the cause. "ASX apologises for the disruption and is working to rectify the issue as soon as possible," a spokesman told AFP. The cause of the stoppage was not immediately clear, but an update to the trading platform was scheduled to go live on Monday, after almost a year of consultations and dress rehearsals.Earlier this year New Zealand's stock market was hit by what was believed to be an overseas cyberattack that disrupted trading for several days.