Saudi stock exchange to close on Wednesday after World Cup win against Argentina

November 22, 2022
Saudi stock exchange to close on Wednesday after World Cup win against Argentina
FILE PHOTO: Saudi woman walks at the Saudi stock market (Tadawul), in Riyadh

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Saudi stock exchange will be closed on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia declared a public holiday and will reopen on Thursday, state TV reported on Tuesday.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz declared Wednesday as a public holiday after the Saudi soccer team beat Argentina in the World Cup on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Yasmin Hussein and Nayera Abdallah. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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