Protests fall on deaf ears, Exchange commands, traders comply, "Resistance is futile"

Despite street protests by stock traders and brokers, from today onwards afternoon trading will resume at 1pm, instead of 1.30pm, resulting in a 30-minute extension of the trading day. The closing time for the afternoon session will remain unchanged at 4pm and the morning session will continue to run from 9.30am to noon.

The days of the long dim sim yum cha looks numbered...