Moscow Exchange suspends trading on stock market due to software glitch

MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) – The Moscow Exchange on Friday suspended trading on the stock market because of a software error and apologised for the inconvenience caused, the bourse said in a statement.

Traders will be given 15 minutes to withdraw previously placed orders before trading resumes, the time for which will be announced separately, the exchange said. (Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya and Andrey Ostroukh, Writing by Alexander Marrow;Editing by Alison Williams)