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City traders want shorter trading day, London Stock Exchange says

Majority view in the London market is for a 9am-4pm trading day, LSE says, but respondents also stress benefits of harmonisation across Europe

Monday, 1 June 2020 at 15:30

Paternoster Square, outside the London Stock Exchange
Paternoster Square, outside the London Stock Exchange Photo: Getty Images

A shorter trading day could boost diversity and wellbeing among traders, in what has historically been a male-dominated profession, the majority of respondents have said in a consultation by the London Stock Exchange.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe and the Investment Association, in a joint response to the consultation, wrote that a shorter trading day would “improve flexibility for employees and would help to attract a more diverse range of individuals to enter trading floors”.