The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Announces Changes To Its Equities And ETF Markets Trading Hours

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) would like to announce changes to its equities and ETF markets trading hours as follows: 
1. The Pre-trading session to start at 9:30 AM until 10:00 AM 
a. The pre-trading session is where buy and sell orders are either entered, modified (quantity or price) or cancelled. However, during this session, orders are neither matched nor executed but it will remain held in the order book. 

2. The trading session to start at 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM 
a. The trading session is where all functions in the preceding state are allowed in addition to matching and executing orders. 

3. The Post-trading session to start at 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM 
a. The post-trading session is where orders entered during the trading session can either be canceled or expiry date be changed. Other changes to price or quantities are not allowed. In addition, no new orders are allowed during this session. 

4. Trading days will remain the same from Sunday to Thursday. 
The new trading hours will be in effect starting Sunday April 3rd, 2016 corresponding to 25/6/1437 H