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The exchange's trading turnover exceeded 1 trillion yuan
($161.28 billion) for the first time on Monday, but the data
could not be properly displayed because its software was not
designed to report numbers that high.
"This is a software configuration issue, not a technical
glitch," the Shanghai Stock Exchange said in a statement, adding
that trading and price quotes for individual stocks were not
affected.
The exchange said it would need to replace its current software
files that handle volume reporting to resolve the issue.
China's stock market has nearly doubled over the past six months
on hopes of monetary easing, with the world-beating performance
luring retail investors who have been opening accounts at a
record pace.
Trading turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges
totaled $1.85 trillion and $1.56 trillion respectively in March,
making the two bourses the world's biggest that month, according
to the World Federation of Exchanges.
The New York Stock Exchange had a turnover of $1.53 trillion in
March, and the Nasdaq OMX a total turnover of $1.1 trillion.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange said that the current software
package, called SHOW2003, can only support trading turnover
below 1 trillion yuan, and was being gradually replaced by new
software.
($1 = 6.2005 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Editing by Alex Richardson)
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