8216;Brokers against extending trading hours8217;

A majority of stock brokers want the Bombay Stock Exchange to continue with the same market timing and see no volume benefit in extending market hours,a survey by the exchanges8217; brokers forum showed.

More than 79 per cent of the 418 trading members surveyed felt the current 9:55 am to 3:30 pm trading timing should stay,the survey showed.

Last month the Indian regulator allowed stock exchanges to set their trading time between 9 am and 5 pm.