Mumbai, December 17: The BSE and NSE will start trading from 9 am from January 4, it was announced here on Thursday.
Earlier, the exchanges had said the revision in of market open timing would be effective from Friday.
“Based on the market feedback, it has been jointly decided by BSE and NSE that the revision of market open timing to 9 am shall be effective from Monday, January 4, 2010. In the interim, the current market open timing of 9.55 am shall continue,” the BSE said in a statement.
The current trading time is from 9.55 am to 3.30 pm.
In October market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved extension of the trading timings by up to two-and-a-half hours from 9 am to 5 pm.
-Agencies