Calendar of Business Days and Trading Hours that will come into effect on Monday, 27 February 2006.
Calendar of Business Days
DIFX will be open for trading every day, except for Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year and the dates stated below:
Monday |
9th January |
Mount Arafat Day |
Tuesday |
10th January |
Eid-al-Adha |
Wednesday |
11th January |
Eid-al-Adha |
Thursday |
12th January |
Eid-al-Adha |
Monday |
30th January |
Al-Hijra |
Monday |
10th April |
Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet) |
Monday |
21st August |
Leilat al - Meiraj |
Monday |
23rd October |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Tuesday |
24th October |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Wednesday |
25th October |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Monday |
25th December |
Christmas |
Note: There may be additional short notice holidays which will be promptly notified to Members.
Trading Hours
Trading Hours of DIFX are as follows:
(All times are references to Dubai local time)
Group 2 - Securities by Continuous Trading Mode
Open | Close | |
Pre-opening |
11:30 |
11:44:30 |
No cancellation period |
11:44:30 |
11:45 |
Opening Auction |
11:45 |
|
Main Trading Session |
11:45 |
16:45 |
Pre-closing |
16:45 |
16:49:30 |
No-cancellation period |
16:49:30 |
16:50 |
Closing auction |
16:50 |
|
Trading-at-last |
16:50 |
17:00 |
Group 10 - Securities by Continuous Trading Mode
Open | Close | |
Pre-opening |
11:30 |
11:44:30 |
No cancellation period |
11:44:30 |
11:45 |
Opening Auction |
11:45 |
|
Main Trading Session |
11:45 |
16:45 |
Pre-closing |
16:45 |
16:49:30 |
No-cancellation period |
16:49:30 |
16:50 |
Closing auction |
16:50 |
|
Trading-at-last |
16:50 |
17:00 |
Capitalised terms used in this Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set out in the Rules.