Midafternoon Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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By midafternoon trading, the blue-chip index and other major U.S. benchmarks had found their footing.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S.-listed American depositary receipts were up 2.9% in midafternoon trading.

From Barron's

Buzz guessed that it was midafternoon when they found the road.

From Literature

Shares of Amex were down 3.5% in midafternoon trading Friday, more so a reflection of the company’s slight earnings miss than any concerns about revenue growth.

From Barron's

The stock fell by about 10% in midafternoon trading, and is on pace for its worst day since the January tech rout spurred by the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial-intelligence startup.

From The Wall Street Journal