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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Release Of The “Partial Revision Of Trading Hours” And “Measures To Enhance The Functions Of The Japanese Securities Market In Light Of Recent Conditions”

Date 24/11/2010

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) released the “Partial Revision of Trading Hours”.
We will be accepting public comments regarding this outline of rule revisions from the current date until December 24, 2010.
Please refer to the paper for details.

“Partial Revision of Trading Hours” (English) PDF
“Partial Revision of Trading Hours” (Japanese) PDF
“Overview of Opinions on the Discussion Paper Regarding the Extension of Trading Hours - Summary -” (English) PDF
“Overview of Opinions on the Discussion Paper Regarding the Extension of Trading Hours - Summary -” (Japanese) PDF

Please refer to the following link for the Public Comment page (Japanese).

In addition, TSE has compiled the items that should be undertaken to enhance the functions of TSE as well as the Japanese securities market as a whole and, today, released the “Measures to Enhance the Functions of the Japanese Securities Market in light of Recent Conditions”, in conjunction with the release of the outline of rule revisions in the “Partial Revision of Trading Hours”.

While TSE does not expect all measures in the paper to yield immediate results, the current situation is considered a prime opportunity to enhance the functions of the Japanese securities market for the future. TSE will work together with market-related parties for making the necessary improvements to the markets environment.

“Measures to Enhance the Functions of the Japanese Securities Market in light of Recent Conditions” (English) PDF
“Measures to Enhance the Functions of the Japanese Securities Market in light of Recent Conditions” (Japanese) PDF