noun
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
後場の取引が始まった。
The afternoon trading session has begun.
後場の終値は前場より高かった。
The closing price in the afternoon session was higher than in the morning session.
前場 refers to the morning trading session (9:00–11:30), while 後場 is the afternoon session (12:30–15:00).
Compound of 後 (ご, 'after') and 場 (ば, 'place' or 'market'), literally 'after market', referring to the second half of the trading day.