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Stock exchanges group blasts plans to trim trading hours

Those in favour of a shorter trading day had stressed the need for harmonisation across European exchanges

An influential lobby group representing 36 stock exchanges in Europe has dismissed calls for a shorter trading day.

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges said in a statement on 1 July that shortening the trading day “would be a move in the wrong direction and detrimental to European markets”.

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