The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has issued a statement clarifying the well publicized July 8 trading halt, which lasted several hours.

According to the NYSE website, a software update was to blame.

Read the full description of yesterday's technical issue: https://t.co/oZV4dR9SHe

— NYSE (@NYSE) July 9, 2015

This is consistent with yesterday’s assertions by the NYSE president.

It was business as usual, today, for the NYSE.

NYSE open for trading, business as usual

— NYSE (@NYSE) July 9, 2015

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