April 28, 2021 (MLN): Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) today has revised trading and office timings for the stock market in line with the decision of the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) regarding the COVID – 19 situation and subsequent reduction in banking hours by the State Bank of Pakistan.
According to a notice sent to all TRE Certificate holders and concerned, from Monday to Thursday, the Pre-Open timings would be 09:00 a.m. to 09:15 a.m., order matching and confirmation period from 09:15 a.m. to 09:17 a.m. while the market will open at 09:17 a.m.
The stock market would close at 12:30 p.m.
On Friday, the pre-opening, order matching and confirmation period and market opening timing would be the same, but the stock market close timing would be 11:30 p.m.
The office timing for the stock market staff from Monday to Thursday would be from 09:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. while for Fridays the office timing would be from 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the notification said.
The revised timings, as appended, shall take effect from trading day April 29, 2021 and shall remain in force till further notice.