Updated ... NYSE Trading Halted - Stocks Down 1%By Kristen Anderson Trading on the NYSE came to a halt on Wednesday morning as technical malfunctions prevented connections to other markets. The temporary pause coincides with widespread market drops and a similar technical glitch on United Airlines that grounded all flights and on the Wall Street Journals website as well. The Dow and SP struggled to maintain gains and several indexes declined with the slump. We will be providing further updates as soon as we can, and are doing our utmost to produce a swift resolution, communicate thoroughly and transparently, and ensure a timely and orderly market reopen, says a spokeswoman for the exchange operator. Mark Otto of J. Streicher Co in New York said there is no reason for panic at all. Only time will tell. Is this a coincidence? Or is this a coordinated cyber attack? The White House is reportedly monitoring the outages. The Department of Homeland Security states that these technical problems are unrelated. **Update** NYSE President states that the exchange plans to reopen between 2:45 and 3:00pm. Kristen Anderson writes for selfnews Post 