Stock market to reopen today

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The Colombo bourse will reopen today after being shut for four consecutive days.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said the market would resume trading with revised timing.

Pre-open session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; open auction will be at 10 a.m. Regular trading will commence after the open auction at 10 a.m. and close at 1 p.m.

“In view of the Government declaring a period of six working days from 20-27 March for employees of the public and private sectors to work from home, the CSE requests the member firms/trading members to follow suit to the extent possible,” the CSE statement added.