NYSE to reopen trading floor after Memorial Day with changes
NYSE President Stacey Cunningham announced the decision on Thursday
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The New York Stock Exchange, owned by Intercontinental Exchange, will reopen its trading floor on May 26, the day after Memorial Day, with limitations.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC. | 130.78 | -1.78 | -1.35% |
President Stacey Cunningham disclosed the date in a Wall Street Journal Opinion piece.
"I hear every day from companies eager to return," she wrote. "We'll do so this month, slowly and carefully."
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The floor, located in downtown Manhattan, will reopen to " a subset" of floor brokers, eager to return to work she wrote.
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"Two months later, we've learned a lot and are in a position to reopen the floor with vital new safety measures, as we begin working together to restart the U.S. economy," she added in the piece.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME | CME GROUP INC. | 215.50 | +2.92 | +1.37% |
| CBOE | CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | 181.71 | +2.03 | +1.13% |