Buying and selling was suspended in a number of markets after main share indexes plunged simply earlier than 8am GMT on Monday.
Nordic shares have been hit the toughest, whereas different European indexes additionally plummeted for a short while.
Sweden’s benchmark OMX 30 index fell by practically 8%, however recouped a lot of the losses and ended the day 1.9% decrease.
The Europe Stoxx 600 index of Europe’s main shares misplaced as a lot as 3% earlier than closing down 1.5%. The UK inventory market was closed for a financial institution vacation.
“This morning considered one of our merchants made an error when inputting a transaction,” Citigroup mentioned in an announcement on Monday night time. “Inside minutes, we recognized the error and corrected it.”,Citigroup has blamed a fat-finger error for a flash crash that briefly halted buying and selling on European inventory markets on Monday.,
