Saudi stock exchange to close on Wednesday after World Cup win against Argentina
2:18 pm Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
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)
