HOME    NEWS    SPECIAL REPORT    PHOTO    COMMENTARY    VOICE
NEWS > Business
Tokyo Stock Exchange president resigns over system malfunction
2005-12-20 01:52:58 XinhuaEnglish

¡@TOKYO, Dec. 20(Xinhuanet)-- Tokyo Stock Exchange(TSE) president Takuo Tsurushima resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for a recent system problem which raised concerns over the reliability of transactions in the bourse.

TSE chairman Taizo Nishimuro will double as president for the time being. According to Kyodo News, two related managing directors also quit owing to the incident.

The decision was made"to clarify the management's responsibility," Tsurushima said to reporters,"The Tokyo Stock Exchange will try to do its best to gain the trust of the market."

On Dec. 8, a trader of Mizuho Securities mistakenly typed a sell order for 610,000 J-Com shares for 1 yen each, rather than the intended one J-Com share for 610,000 yen, Which brought the firm a loss of some 40 billion yen(about 344 million US dollars).

The TSE later acknowledged its system's failure to cancel the errant order, which brought a credibility questions to the largest bourse in Asia. Enditem

MORE NEWS
Indonesia oil, gas exploration below targets  
Fewer but bigger IPOs expected in Singapore  
Euro zone industrial output slides further  
Sino-Japanese auto maker to make more components locally  
Textile producers set to forge elite brands  
China adopts Russian pollution treatment technology  
Economy predicted to grow close to 9% next year  
UT-Starcom to turn from European technology of 3G to IPTV  

SINA English is the English-language destination for news and information about China. Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports£¬or find business partners through our online Business Directory. For investment opportunities with SINA, please click the link "Investor" below.
| About SINA | Investor | Media Kit | Comments or Question? |
Copyright© 2005 SINA.com. All Rights Reserved