Nasdaq is currently experiencing a network disruption that began at approximately 11:27 AM ET on Thursday, causing intermittent data gaps across all of its US equities markets. According to the company's latest market status update, the technical issue is affecting multiple multicast groups and impacting both hardware and software feeds for Nasdaq, Nasdaq Texas and Nasdaq PSX. Both the primary 'A' feed and secondary 'B' feed originating from the Carteret facility have been compromised by the outage. As reported by Reuters, the disruption specifically affected Nasdaq's Carteret, New Jersey data center, creating patchy market data that can impact trading systems and risk management across the exchange.
Nasdaq has advised clients to switch their systems to unaffected backup feeds originating from its Chicago facility to ensure market access. The exchange operator also instructed clients experiencing data gaps to submit recovery requests for any missing data. As reported by TradingView News, Nasdaq is actively investigating the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available. The company emphasized that Chicago feeds remain unaffected and should be used as primary backup during the disruption. Reuters notes that this matters significantly because brokers, market makers, and automated routers depend on fresh prices to manage risk and ensure fair fills, making the patchy data particularly problematic for market participants.
Technical glitches on exchanges can roil markets, dampen traders' confidence and attract scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission. While Nasdaq's electronic platforms are typically reliable, the exchange operator has faced several notable technical glitches in recent years. In March 2024, a severe connectivity issue struck the exchange shortly before the opening bell, disrupting premarket trading and impairing the software system responsible for matching buy and sell orders for more than two hours. Reuters reports that repeated glitches can attract scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as a reminder that market plumbing can affect confidence even when trading doesn't halt.
Shares of Nasdaq, which lists Apple, Tesla and Nvidia among thousands of other companies, were unaffected by the network disruption. According to The Economic Times, they have fallen about 3.8% so far in 2026, reflecting broader market pressures rather than the technical issue. The stock performance demonstrates that while the exchange operator faced operational challenges, the market impact was limited to data feeds rather than affecting the company's stock price directly.
