Microsoft Outage: London Stock Exchange joins banks, airlines in flood of service disruptions

On Friday, LSEG's Workspace experienced a global outage during the Asian session, stopping news publication due to a technical issue. Despite normal operations at the London Stock Exchange, currency pricing at 0600 GMT was disrupted. A London-based trader noted severe financial sector impacts. LSEG, serving a global audience, is investigating and was unavailable for Reuters' comment.