Brazil’s Stock Market Stops, Then Restarts After Technical Glitch

Trading across most Brazilian assets resumed Friday, just hours after a technical failure at the country’s main exchange forced a halt that lasted nearly half of the trading session. The disruption, which struck B3—Brazil’s primary stock and bond exchange—froze activity across a wide range of financial products. Engineers worked to resolve the issue before allowing markets to reopen. Officials have not yet disclosed the root cause of the malfunction. The halt briefly raised concerns among investors, though the swift restart helped steady market sentiment. B3 has not commented on whether any trades were lost or altered during the outage.