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Poland's Bourse Halts Trading on All Markets
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Posted on April 7, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Warsaw Stock Exchange suspended trading for an hour due to security concerns, impacting the WIG20 index. Trading resumed without extending the session.
(Reuters) - Poland's Warsaw Stock Exchange said on Monday it has suspended trading on all markets from 1315 GMT to 1415 GMT due to "security of trading".
The Warsaw bourse's blue-chip WIG20 index, which plunged as much as 7% on Monday, was down 2% prior to the suspension, which came about 15 minutes before the start of U.S. trading session.
The exchange said trading will resume from 1430 GMT, and that the trading session will not be extended due to the halt.
"The reasoning is very simple: simply due to trading safety. We see what's happening in the world, we saw what happened on Friday.", Warsaw Stock Exchange press office said.
"Today's market opening was also at very significant negatives, then it calmed down, but due to trading safety (...) the session chairman decided on such a step," it added.
On April 3, the WIG20 index closed 4.1% lower, while on April 4 it fell further 6.4% lower.
(Reporting by Marta Maciag and Rafal Nowak; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
The main topic is the suspension of trading on Poland's Warsaw Stock Exchange due to security concerns.
Trading was halted for one hour due to concerns over the security of trading activities.
The WIG20 index was down 2% before the suspension and had experienced significant negative movements.
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