Moscow Exchange has just explained that the reason for the trading interruption on its Forex, derivatives, equities & bonds markets, and money markets, was a tech failure at the M1 data centre.
Read MoreMoscow Exchange reports of problems at its FX, derivatives and stock markets
The website of the biggest Russian trading venue has also been inaccessible in the early afternoon, with the Exchange confirming it is going through an emergency situation.
Read MoreMoscow Exchange experiences trading interruption on Equity & Bond Market
Tech issues at the Moscow Exchange persist, with trading on the Equity & Bond Market interrupted for nearly an hour today.
Read MoreUS online brokerages saw execution problems and outages Monday under weight of market mayhem
Highlight shifts to broker technology and systems as some systems failed, at least temporarily, as trading volumes soared.
Read MoreMOEX experiences stock trading interruption, FX and futures unaffected
Stock market trading was interrupted at 11.35 MSK today for just over one hour whilst futures and FX continue as normal.
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