As a consequence of a minor technical malfunction, websites were carrying the correct price of the stock in the current market, but the wrong change.
The erroneous information could potentially have led individual investors to make a misinformed judgment in deciding on a stock trade.
A spokeswoman for Nasdaq reportedly explained that the glitch represented 5 per cent of the day’s total transaction volume.
Assuming that another computer glitch has not since occurred, the stock listings are expected to have returned to normal.
