Regulatory Alerts2023-01-01
REVISION OF MARKET TRADING HOURS
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka directed the Colombo Stock Exchange to restore its regular trading hours following the resolution of previous restrictive circumstances. The directive mandates that trading hours be extended to the standard schedule of 9:30 am to 2:30 pm effective from 10th April 2023. The Commission further instructed the Exchange to immediately notify all licensed stock brokers and other stakeholders of this change.
ffi lir,*t I ' I SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE \ F I I aoMMisstoN oF sRt LANKA Vd- ./r Office of the Director General 6 goo) 6dl00od ao 06@o oo:Ood 6€DO Osld,o60 rjl.D.mud!6il ro0Eud uflilrFporor 4enomdqqg REF: SEC/ D G I 2023 I 04 I 7 s 04th April 2023 TO: THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE Directive issued under and in terms of Sectlon 16 (c) of the Securities and Exchange Commlssion of Srl Lanka Act, No.19 of 2021 RE: REVISION OF MARKET TRADING HOURS Having considered the representations made by the stakeholders, the Commission at its 482nd meeting resolved to direct the Colombo Stock Exchange to go back to its regular trading hours since the circumstances ln whlch the trading hours were restrlcted no longer prevail. Therefore, the Colombo Stock Exchange is hereby directed to extend regular trading hours from 9.30am to 2.30pm, The Colombo Stock Exchange is also directed to inform all licensed Stock Brokers and other stakeholders 1Oth April 2023, Chinthaka Mendis DIR.ECTOR GENERAL of this Dlrective forthwith, This Direcllve shall be effective from
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