Euronext Stock Open Delayed One Hour by Computer Malfunction
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The open of equities trading was delayed for an hour on bourses operated by NYSE Euronext in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg and Lisbon because of an unspecified computer malfunction, the exchange operator said.
Euronext fixed the breakdown and trading started at 10 a.m. Paris time. The CAC 40 Index fell 0.6 percent as European Union finance ministers failed to agree on a payment to help Greece avoid a default. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index lost 0.5 percent to 265.76 at the 5:30 p.m. close in Paris.