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NYSE technical trading glitch hits Berkshire Hathaway, others

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NYSE technical trading glitch hits Berkshire Hathaway, others

The New York Stock Exchange is experiencing a technical glitch impacting a handful of stocks, including Barrick Gold and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which was shown to be down nearly 100%.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
BRK.A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 635,386.52 +7,986.52 +1.27%
GOLD BARRICK GOLD CORP. 17.32 +0.24 +1.43%

“NYSE Equities is currently investigating a reported technical issue. Additional information will follow as soon as possible,” a NYSE spokesperson told FOX Business on Monday morning. 

Multiple trading halts, which can occur when there is excess buying or selling or if there is news anticipated, were listed on the exchange’s site. 

Berkshire’s A class stock was impacted. Trading in the B-class shares appeared normal. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were little changed.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 38415.19 -271.13 -0.70%
SP500 S&P 500 5269.74 -7.77 -0.15%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 16798.535141 +63.52 +0.38%

This is a developing story, please check back for updates

FOX Business’ Christopher Mulligan contributed to this report

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