Trading Resumes in Biggest Mideast Bourse After Two-Hour Halt

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Equities trading resumed in Saudi Arabia after a technical glitch shuttered the Middle East’s biggest stock exchange for two hours.

“The technical issue has been resolved and trading services are now functioning normally,” the exchange said. The bourse is home to over 200 listed securities with a total market capitalization of about $2.6 trillion, including the world’s biggest energy company Saudi Aramco.