Local traders reported seeing prisoners fleeing into nearby pomegranate orchards.
Traders reported volumes were thin, however, with the rival attraction of Ascot well underway.
Finally Software Radio Technology rose 2.75p to 31p as traders reported buying interest from institutional and private investors.
During the disruption, some traders reported that their terminals reconnected briefly before crashing again.
Bullion traders report a sharp increase in demand from ordinary savers.
Top executives of member firms said yesterday that all their traders reported to work.
In the markets, traders reported a "stellar" quarter as some European share indexes headed for their best quarter since 2006.
At Baghdad's animal market, traders report a surge in demand by pigeon fanciers: probably, said one trader called Yusuf, "because people have nothing to do".
Spain's 10-year yields have risen by 10 basis points to 5.928% as traders reported selling by investors whose portfolios are linked to rating levels.
Among the fallers, building materials group Wolseley lost 18.5p to 855p as traders reported that Citigroup was placing nine million shares at 837p each.
