On Fri, 29 June 2001, Rishi Singh wrote:

New York, June 29 (Bloomberg) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market broke down for a second straight day, disrupting traders for about 90 minutes this afternoon on one of the busiest days of the year. The No. 2 U.S. stock exchange cancelled its aftermarket session.

Officials of the computerized stock market said an error by an MCI Worldcom technician led to the problems.