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  "id": 630042,
  "title": "HKEX pushes ahead on extended trading hours discussions as it prepares paper: sources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hkex-pushes-ahead-on-extended-trading-hours-discussions-as-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3363719/hkex-pushes-ahead-extended-trading-hours-discussions-it-prepares-paper-sources"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will push ahead with talks on extending stock market trading hours by releasing a discussion paper, even as it faces brokers’ concerns over a longer trading time and cancellation of the trading lunch break, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The paper may well pave the way for the first change to the city’s market opening time in 14…",
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        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "HKEX pushes ahead on extended trading hours discussions as it prepares paper: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hkex-pushes-ahead-on-extended-trading-hours-discussions-as-it-630946",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:19:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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