PSE to reopen trading floor today June 1, 2020, it has been closed since March 19 following the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) will reopen its trading floor on Monday with the easing of Metro Manila’s quarantine regime from modified enhanced community quarantine to general community quarantine.
“While our floorless or offsite trading from March 19 to May 29 has proven to be efficient and seamless, we decided to reopen and resume trading on the floor to convey a strong message to the investing public that things are back to ‘normal’ in the capital markets. Hopefully, the optics of the reopening will contribute to the restoration of the general public’s much needed confidence in the recovery of our economy,” PSE president and chief executive officer Ramon Monzon said in a statement Sunday.
In reopening the trading floor, PSE will strictly observe the health and safety guidelines for the workplace prescribed by the IATF, the Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Employment.
The PSE will do temperature checks on the traders prior to entry in the floor and midway through the trading session. They will also be required to submit daily health declarations prior to entry.
To comply with physical distancing requirements, only one trader per booth will be allowed compared to two or three traders per booth before.
All persons inside the trading floor will be required to wear masks at all times and no congregation in any area within the floor will be allowed.
PSE will also provide hand sanitizers at strategic areas on the floor and will diligently perform the disinfecting protocols.
“The above measures may be inconvenient and troublesome but we trust the traders will understand and appreciate that all these are being done to safeguard their health and well-being,” Monzon said.
The PSE will continue to observe shortened trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice.
09:00 a.m. – Pre-Open Period
09:30 a.m. – Market Open
12:45 p.m. – Pre-Close Period
12:50 p.m. – Run-Off / Trading at Last
01:00 p.m. – Market Close
“Trading hours may remain abbreviated but the PSE will do what it can as a stock market operator to support initiatives towards the country’s economic recovery,” Monzon added.
More: PSE Guidelines for GCQ
Stockbytes PH, June 1, 2020
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