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Singapore derivatives contracts trading delayed yet again

It's the second disruption in five months.

According to Reuters, the Singapore exchange on Thursday suffered its second trading disruption in five months, with the frequency of the stoppages frustrating investors even as authorities try to revitalise the bourse in one of Asia's major financial hubs.

SGX said trading opened at 10 a.m. local time, (0200 GMT), more than two hours after the normal scheduled start for some contracts such as the Nikkei 225 index futures, but did not give a reason for the delay.

Read more here from Reuters.

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