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Trading glitch raises a key issue for LSE

A 4.5 hour suspension of trading on London Stock Exchange's main Sets market has cast further doubt on its attempt to reinvent itself as a trading technology powerhouse

Not for the first time the London Stock Exchange finds itself fighting a technology-related fire following a 4.5 hour suspension of trading on its main Sets market this morning.

It is an incident that casts further doubt on the LSE's attempt to reinvent itself as a trading technology powerhouse. It also underlines the LSE's ongoing importance to the rest of the London market-place despite the onslaught of competition.

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