(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 open were delayed Friday morning with the London Stock Exchange Group blaming a "potential trading services issue".
London Stock Exchange Group PLC said Partition 1 and Partition 2, the FTSE 100 & 250 index securities, open will be delayed, but Partition 3 - small cap and AIM stocks - is "currently operating as normal".
An LSE spokesperson said there is no timeframe yet for resolving the issue.
The FTSE All-Share index was up 0.10 point at 3,865.65. FTSE AIM All Share was 2.04 points, or 0.2%, higher in morning trade at 860.92.
The CBOE UK indices also were updating early Friday. The CBOE UK 100 index was up 0.5% at 12,029.47 Friday morning. The CBOE UK 250 was down 0.1% at 16,551.17, while the CBOE UK Small Companies was 0.2% higher at 10,783.36.
In June last year, the stock exchange operator suffered a "technical software issue" that resulted in the opening auction being delayed for an hour. At that time, the market opened at 0900 BST, an hour after its normal start time, after the London Stock Exchange Group identified an issue and decided to delay the market open to "preserve the integrity of the market". According to the Stock Exchange, some members were prevented from entering orders into the pre-open auction system.
London was hoping to get off to a bright start following a rough week. On Thursday, the blue chip index lost 1.1%, finishing at 7,137.84. The FTSE 100 is down 3.0% for the week. The mid caps shed 0.5% Thursday. The AIM All share ended 0.7% lower.
IG says futures jad indicated the FTSE 100 index of large-caps was set to open 40.49 points higher at 7,107.50 on Friday.
In mainland Europe, the CAC 40 in Paris and the DAX 30 in Frankfurt were 0.4% and 0.6% higher, respectively, in opening trade.
