closing of a market; end of a trading session
Refers to the end of a trading day on a stock exchange or similar market.
The stock price surged just before the close.
The final price at the end of a trading session.
Today's closing price was higher than yesterday's.
Compound of 大 (おお, 'big, final') and 引け (ひけ, 'close, end'), from the verb 引ける (ひける, 'to close, to end').