MTN’s share price tumbled by around 8% on Monday morning amid a report in Nigeria's Vanguard that said the company had agreed to pay a $5.2bn fine for failing to disconnect five million unregistered subscribers.
Amid the report, the JSE suspended trading in the mobile network’s shares on Monday morning. From 10:34 to 13:54, trading on MTN shares registered no activity.
However, trade activity on MTN shares started again after 13:54 on Monday after the company issued a statement to shareholders urging them to exercise caution.
At 13:54, MTN's share price was trading at R149.72; at 14:16, it moved to R149.19.
The JSE further confirmed that MTN was trading again in a statement.
"After the company’s announcement is released on SENS at 13:33, trading in the company’s shares will resume with a ten-minute re-opening auction at 13:40," said the JSE.
