MANILA - The Philippine Stock Exchange will go back to its pre-pandemic trading hours in December as the health situation in the county improves, an official memo released Monday showed.

Starting Dec. 6, trading hours at the PSE will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. or back to its pre-pandemic schedule, a memorandum released by its officials said.

The full day 5-hour trading schedule is as follows:

• 9 a.m. - pre-open
• 9:30 a.m. - market open
• 12 n.n - market recess
• 1 p.m. - market resumption
• 02:45 p.m. - pre-close
• 02:50 p.m. - run-off/trading at last
• 3 p.m. - market close

"The above schedule will be in effect until further notice," the PSE said.

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In 2020, the PSE cut its trading hours due to the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

It has also earlier implemented a flexible work arrangement from remote trading sites during the earlier lockdowns.

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-- with a report from Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News