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Closing Bell can refer to two CNBC programmmes, the original Closing Bell on CNBC, and European Closing Bell on CNBC Europe.
Closing Bell
The CNBC US programme Closing Bell airs on CNBC between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Time. The programme is dual-anchored by Maria Bartiromo and Dylan Ratigan (who reports from the New York Stock Exchange) between 3 p.m.-4pm. During the 4-5 p.m. ET block, Maria anchors solo (as per her contract). Tyler Mathisen was the former co-host from 3 p.m.-4pm, until he was promoted to an off-camera job (CNBC managing editor). The programme covers the last hour of trade in the US stock markets, covering the closing bells of the NYSE and NASDAQ Stock Market at 4 p.m.. Bob Pisani provides live reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. After 4 p.m. there is analysis of the day's winners and losers, company results that are issued after the close of trade, and other business news.
At the halfway point of the program's first hour (3 p.m.-4 p.m.), Jim Cramer (host of "Mad Money") presents the "Stop Trading" segment. Ratigan and Bartiromo ask Cramer about his reaction to the day's markets, as well as the stocks that are making news. After that segment airs, a disclaimer is shown as the program goes to a commercial break.
European Closing Bell
CNBC Europe airs European Closing Bell between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., Western European Time, and from 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on CNBC World in the United States. The programme is presented by Simon Hobbs. Between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. it covers the last half hour of trades. At 4:30 p.m., it covers the final results from the European markets (as the major European markets are electronic, no actual "closing bell" is rung, nonetheless, there is a countdown on the CNBC Europe stack and video wall until the close of trade).
Other major segments include a daily "Guest Investor". During major European trade fairs, European Closing Bell will often feature location reports from these events. European Closing Bell featured the same theme music as Closing Bell on CNBC US until the latter's December 2005 revamp.
At 7:00 p.m., Hobbs presents Europe Tonight, essentially an update from Closing Bell, which is co-anchored from Frankfurt by Silvia Wadhwa. This is due to the fact that historically the Deutsche Börse remained open later than the other European markets - until 7 p.m. (20:00 CET). Electronic trading on Xetra now stops at 4:30 p.m. (17:30 CET), in line with the rest of Europe, nonetheless the late programme and the Frankfurt link remain. The programme time previously filled by updates on late German trade has therefore been replaced by interviews with Frankfurt-based strategists, commentators and CEOs.
Prior to May 2003, European Closing Bell was known as European Market Wrap. Prior to September 2004, Europe Tonight was known as Frankfurt Closing Bell.
CNBC Asia
As the major Asian markets all close at different times there is no "Asian Closing Bell". The equivalent programme is Worldwide Exchange, which replaced Asia Market Wrap on December 19, 2005.
2000s TV shows in the United States | CNBC programs | News television series
"Closing Bell"