Print Print | Email Email | Discuss this article ( Comments)
| Share |

Kuwait bourse to cut hours for Ramadan

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  on Thursday, 06 September 2007

The Kuwait stock market will shorten trading hours during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the stock exchange said on Wednesday in a statement on its Web site.

The second-largest Arab bourse will be open from 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) to 12:45 p.m. (0945 GMT) during the month, which regional astronomers said would likely begin on Sept. 13.

The fast begins at the sighting of the new moon.

Story continues below ↓
advertisement

Trading usually runs from 0600 GMT to 1030 GMT.

| Share |
< Previous article
BALtrans starts operations in Paris
Next article >
European bank shares plunge on Dubai debt concerns


MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM

TOP IN MIDDLE EAST BANKING & FINANCE

  1. Aabar enters into $1.625bn loan agreement
  2. UAE banks need to improve customer service - poll
  3. Islamic banks should target female market - report
  4. Abraaj Capital issue is fully subscribed
  5. UAE withdrew from monetary union for 'fundamental reasons'

TOP MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS STORIES

  1. Abu Dhabi transport chiefs give Eid gift to motorists
  2. Emirates 'forced' to raise fares on some German routes
  3. Daman gets tough on healthcare fraudsters
  4. NASDAQ Dubai chairman resigns
  5. Kuwait firms coping amid global crisis - Ernst & Young

ALSO IN MIDDLE EAST BANKING & FINANCE

  1. Cost of insuring Dubai's debt rises further
  2. Switching it up
  3. Morocco's red tape turns Gulf investors away
  4. Off the peg
  5. Deal sought on Dubai World, Nakheel debts

LATEST MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS NEWS

  1. Politics & Economics: European bank shares plunge on Dubai debt concerns
  2. Politics & Economics: Moody's cuts Dubai GRI ratings amid debt delay
  3. Politics & Economics: Job losses seen slowing in UAE - StanChart
  4. Transportation: Abu Dhabi transport chiefs give Eid gift to motorists
  5. Banking & Finance: Cost of insuring Dubai's debt rises further

SHARE PRICE CHECK

more ยป MIDDLE EAST MARKETS DATA

KSE

Last Price:

6,933.70

+64.60+0.94%

25 Nov 2009 09:29 GMT
(Market Closed)

RELATED STORIES

Ramadan
3 stories
  1. Shops shut down for profiteering during Ramadan
    2 Oct '07 | News
  2. Giving back in the Gulf
    24 Sep '07 | Comment
  3. The wrap: ID cards
    20 Sep '07 | Features
Kuwait Stock Exchange
| 170 stories
  1. Aramex surges 5% as Dubai index closes higher
    16 Nov '09 | News
  2. Real estate, banks lift Dubai to higher close
    26 Oct '09 | News
  3. Kuwait bourse seals tech partnership with NASDAQ OMX
    12 Oct '09 | News

RELATED LINKS

  1. Kuwait Stock Exchange»
Related links open in a new window and are not endorsed by ArabianBusiness.com.

 EMAIL ALERTS

  1. Kuwait Stock Exchange

  2. Banking & Finance


CURRENCY CONVERTOR