Due to the announcement by the Irish Government’s National Emergency Coordination Committee and the severe weather-related nationwide Status Red Warning, and to protect against any potential risk to market integrity in these exceptional circumstances, the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) is altering its trading calendar to facilitate an earlier closing of the market today, Thursday, 1 March 2018 and will close all day on Friday, 2 March 2018.
Thursday 1 March – Market to Close at 12pm Irish Time
The market will close at the earlier time of 12:00pm (Irish time) with the closing auction from 11:40am to 11:42am (Irish time). The post-trading phase will then take place ending at 12:00pm (Irish time).
The trading schedule for today is therefore as follows:
Phase |
Time (Irish time) |
Pre-Trading Phase |
6:30am to 7:50am |
Opening Auction |
7:50am to 8:00am |
Continuous Trading |
8:00am to 11:40am |
Closing Auction |
11:40am to 11:42am |
Post-Trading Phase |
11:42am to 12:00pm |
Friday 1 March – Market to close all day
Due to the circumstances outlined above the ISE will remain closed for trading on Friday 2 March, 2018
Market will re-open as usual on Monday 5 March
The market will re-open on Monday 5 March 2018, following the usual trading schedule.