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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin

Shares in world’s biggest companies plunge suddenly amid NYSE ‘technical issue’

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Shares in some of the world’s biggest countries have suddenly plunged amid an apparent technical issue at the New York Stock Exchange.

Shares in investment firm Berkshire Hathaway appeared to have dropped by 99.97 per cent because of the problem. Normally, those shares are among the highest-priced on Wall Street – but on Monday they appeared to have lost almost all of their value.

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