LSEG’s Workspace platform suffers widespread outage By Reuters

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -LSEG Group’s Workspace information and information platform suffered an outage on Friday that affected consumer entry worldwide.

In the course of the Asian buying and selling session, LSEG stated its information companies had been experiencing a worldwide technical subject that prevented information from being revealed on its platform.

LSEG stated different companies throughout the group, together with the London Inventory Alternate continued to function as regular.

Individually, it stated it was experiencing technical issues publishing its spot and ahead costs for currencies at 0600 GMT.

“That is presently underneath investigation and we are going to present additional info as quickly as we are able to,” LSEG stated in a message to shoppers seen by Reuters.

As London buying and selling obtained underway, it was clear the outage was inflicting disruption throughout the monetary sector.

“Good God, that is the mom of all outages,” stated one London-based dealer.

The outage on LSEG’s information and information platform got here as a serious IT outage impacted firms throughout the globe.

LSEG was not instantly out there for remark when contacted by Reuters in London.