article_snippet.sent: Trillions of pounds of trading had to be stopped or diverted and the Government's attempts to sell £3billion of bonds, known as gilts, on the debt markets had to be delayed for several hours until the problem was fixed.
article_snippet.sent: The UK's Debt Management Office had to delay the £3billion sale of Government bonds because the blackout meant potential investors did not have access to the information potential investors needed to make a deal.
article_snippet.sent: A DMO spokesman said the delay was 'due to ongoing technical issues with the third party platform' but the £3billion sale of Government bonds eventually went ahead.
article_snippet.sent: Stock market sources said Stock market sources was highly unusual for a sale of debt to be delayed by a technical issue.
article_snippet.sent: David Buik at broker Panmure Gordon said it was regrettable that the auction had been delayed but would not have any long term consequences for Government.