afternoon session; afternoon trading
Refers specifically to the afternoon trading session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, typically from 12:30 to 15:00. Contrasts with 前場 (ぜんば), the morning session.
See also: 前場
The afternoon trading session has begun.
The closing price in the afternoon session was higher than in the morning session.
Standard kanji form for the afternoon trading session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Compound of 後 (ご, 'after') and 場 (ば, 'place' or 'market'), literally 'after market', referring to the second half of the trading day.