27 November 2008 - 09H28
Mumbai stock exchange to stay shut after attacks
Following the terrorist attacks in India's financial capital, Mumbai's stock exchange will stay shut for security reasons on Thursday, and may remain so on Friday as well. The streets in the city's southern commercial district were largely deserted.
India's stocks and commodity exchanges will be closed on Thursday due to the coordinated attacks by gunmen across India's commercial capital Mumbai, a spokesman said.
"Considering the prevailing abnormal situation and the government's advice" for people to remain indoors, "it has been decided to keep the markets closed for the day," a spokesman for the Mumbai stock exchange said.
Officials said it was not certain if the markets would reopen on Friday.
The streets in south Mumbai's commercial district were largely deserted Thursday morning, with most offices closed.
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