Indian stock, commodity markets to remain open - Maharashtra Health Minister

Published On: Friday, March 20, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock

Health Minister Rajesh Tope told CNBC-TV18 that Banks, stock markets and other financial institutions, as well as central government offices, will remain open in Maharashtra, after the state government ordered the closure of offices and shops in some cities, including India's financial capital Mumbai. The state government took these measures to check the spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra which has reported 52 cases so far. All schools, colleges, hotels, malls, etc have already been ordered shut. Earlier, the chief minister of the state of Maharashtra had declared that all shops and offices except those providing essential services in the country's financial capital Mumbai and other key cities such as Pune and Nagpur would remain closed until March 31 in an attempt to restrict the spread of coronavirus.

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