TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trading of all listed shares for the entire Thursday session due to a system glitch, making it the first full-day suspension since the bourse introduced a fully computerized system in May 1999.
The breakdown dealt a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga who pledges to make digitalization a top policy priority and Tokyo’s efforts to attract more foreign financial institutions and talent in a bid to boost its standing as a global financial hub.
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