KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia will close in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri public holiday, subject to the official announcement by the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal on the date of the celebration.
In a statement, the stock exchange operator said if the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri falls on March 20 and the second day on March 21, both the securities and derivatives markets will operate under normal trading hours on March 19.
However, there will be no T+1 night trading session for the derivatives market on that day.
Bursa Malaysia and its subsidiaries will be closed on March 20 and will resume operations on March 23.
Alternatively, if the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri falls on March 21 and the second day on March 22, both markets will operate under normal trading hours on March 20, with no T+1 night trading session for the derivatives market.
Under this scenario, Bursa Malaysia and its subsidiaries will be closed on March 23 and resume operations on March 24.
Bursa Malaysia added that Bursa Gold Dinar primary marketplace and Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ will remain open for trading during the public holiday.
