Trading hours for agri-commodities revised to 9 am-9 pm amid COVID-19 crisis

A security official scans a visitor with an infrared thermometer to check his temperature as a precautionary measure against coronavirus outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (Reuters Photo)

Leading stock exchange BSE has revised trading hours for internationally referenceable agricultural commodities till 9 pm.

The revised timing has come into effect from Tuesday, the exchange said in a circular.

The bourse had reduced the agriculture commodity trade timing to 5 pm after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic.

Now, it has said that trading in internationally referenceable agri-commodities to begin at 9 and close at 9 pm.

Trading in non-agri commodities like crude oil would continue from 9 am to 11.30 pm.

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