CME halts FX, commodities, futures trading after data center issue
The floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)/New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) in New York City. CME Group is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange.
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Trading came to a standstill on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday following a cooling issue at one of its data centers.
“Due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centers, our markets are currently halted,” the CME said in a statement in the early hours of Friday. “Support is working to resolve the issue in the near term and will advise clients of Pre-Open details as soon as they are available.”
The CME trades futures and options across various asset classes, including agricultural commodities, energy, metals and equities.
A spokesperson for CME Group did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
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