Markets·October 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT·1 source
Lunch break under threat as Hong Kong looks at longer trading day
NDAQ -0.7%
NDAQ · last 30 trading days-0.7% since the news
News
What happened
- HKEX is discussing scrapping Hong Kong’s lunch break, described as an “antiquated practice.”
- The discussions come as Nasdaq plans to move to a 23-hour trading day.
Planned Nasdaq trading day
23 hours
Why it matters
A longer trading day could affect market structure, liquidity, trading operations and the competitive positioning of Asian exchanges.
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Timeline
- EarlierOct 18Tokenized stock trading takes off overseas as Goldman, other U.S. companies object
- EarlierOct 21NYSE Is Getting Trounced in the Battle for Wall Street’s Biggest IPOs
- EarlierOct 22Nasdaq, Inc.: Results of operations
- EarlierOct 23Nasdaq CEO calls for a national strategy as global fraud losses reach $579B
- First reported by Financial TimesOct 23Lunch break under threat as Hong Kong looks at longer trading day
Who is involved
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Company
Sources (1)
- Financial TimesOct 23Lunch break under threat as Hong Kong looks at longer trading day
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- Oct 21 · NYSE Is Getting Trounced in the Battle for Wall Street’s Biggest IPOs
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