The Latest: New York Stock Exchange halts trading because of technical issues

The latest on halted trading at the New York Stock Exchange (all times Eastern):

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12:22 p.m.

The New York Stock Exchange stopped trading in the late morning Wednesday because of a technical issue, though shares continued to trade on other exchanges.

The exchange says in a statement that it is experiencing a "technical issue" that it is working to resolve as quickly as possible. It did not specify the exact nature of the technical issue.

Trading continued on Nasdaq and other exchanges.