BY KATE O’KEEFFE
HONG KONG—Technical problems with the Hong Kong stock exchange’s news website Wednesday resulted in afternoon trading halts in seven listed companies that issued price-sensitive information, such as earnings data, during the midday break.
The Hong Kong stock exchange, which requested the trading suspensions, said it is investigating the website problem, noting the news website service will resume “as soon as the technical problem is resolved.” The stock exchange’s news website is the main public …