Tokyo Stock Exchange moves to extend trading by half-hour in 2024

Proposed change would mean later close for first time in 70 years

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The change would mark the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first extension of trading hours in seven decades. (Photo by Jun Watanabe)

JUN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange has moved a step closer to lengthening stock trading for the first time in seven decades, to 3:30 p.m., as early as fall 2024, Nikkei learned Friday.

The proposed 30-minute extension would give investors more opportunities to participate in the Japanese market, and enable stock prices to better reflect developments here and in other Asian markets, according to an internal report seen by Nikkei.

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