[Asia Economy Reporter Ji Yeon-jin] Korea Investment & Securities announced on the 8th that the trading system, which was suspended due to a power supply issue at the headquarters after market close, will be restored before the market opens on the 9th.
According to Korea Investment & Securities, access to the Home Trading System (HTS), Mobile Trading System (MTS), and the official website has been interrupted since around 4 p.m. the previous day. Although the access disruption occurred after the regular market close, after-hours trading and overnight overseas stock trading were also halted.
The company stated that the power supply to the headquarters' data center was unstable, leading to an emergency system inspection and suspension of the trading system. A Korea Investment & Securities official said, "It took a long time to arrange a generator to supply power," adding, "The website has been restored, and HTS and MTS will be restored before the market opens."
Korea Investment & Securities expressed its intention to compensate investors who suffered losses due to this system failure. In a notice issued on the same day, the company said, "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the power supply issue after 4 p.m. on the 8th, which affected the use of trading systems such as HTS and MTS," and added, "If you report any damages caused by the inconvenience in system use by August 12, we will review and take sincere measures."
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