Took this from Reuters:
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2008 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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** MORE COUNTRIES WILL BE ADDED AS AND WHEN THE DATES ARE
CONFRIMED
JULY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
INDONESIA - Isra Mi'raj - Market Holiday
AUGUST
TUESDAY, AUG 12
THAILAND - H.M. the Queen's Birthday - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, AUG 14
PAKISTAN - Independence Day - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, AUG 15
INDIA - Independence Day - All Exchanges Closed.
SOUTH KOREA - National Liberation Day - Market Holiday
SUNDAY, AUG 17
INDONESIA - Independence Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, AUG 18
INDONESIA - Holiday Following Independence Day - Market
Holiday
MONDAY, AUG 25
PHILIPPINES - National Heroes's Day & Ninoy Acquino Day
Celebration - Market Holiday
SUNDAY, AUG 31
MALAYSIA - National Day - Market Holiday (Whenever a public
holiday falls on a designated rest day, the next day shall be a
public holiday)
SEPTEMBER
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 3
INDIA - Ganesh Chaturthi - Bangalore and Mumbai Exchanges
Closed.
SUNDAY, SEPT 14
TAIWAN - Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - Market Holiday (No
addition day off for it's falling on weekend)
MONDAY, SEPT 15
CHINA - Mid-Autumn Festival - Market Holiday
HONG KONG - The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival -
Market Holiday
JAPAN - Respect for the Aged Day - Market Holiday
SOUTH KOREA - Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day - Market
Holiday
TUESDAY, SEPT 23
JAPAN - Autumn Equinox - Market Holiday
MONDAY, SEPT 29
CHINA - National Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, SEPT 30
CHINA - National Day - Market Holiday
OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY, OCT 1
CHINA - National Day - Market Holiday
HONG KONG - The National Day - Market Holiday
INDONESIA - Idul Fitri Festival - Market Holiday
MALAYSIA - Hari Raya Puasa - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE DATE)
SINGAPORE - Hari Raya Puasa - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, OCT 2
CHINA - National Day - Market Holiday
INDIA - Gandhi Jayanti - All Exchanges Closed.
INDONESIA - Idul Fitri Festival - Market Holiday
MALAYSIA - Hari Raya Puasa - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Fitr - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
PHILIPPINES - Eid al Fitr - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, OCT 3
CHINA - National Day - Market Holiday
PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Fitr - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
SOUTH KOREA - National Foundation Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, OCT 7
HONG KONG - Chung Yeung Festival - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, OCT 10
TAIWAN - National Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, OCT 13
JAPAN - Health-Sports Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, OCT 27
MALAYSIA - Deepavali - Market Holiday
NEW ZEALAND - Labour Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, OCT 28
SINGAPORE - Deepavali - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
NOVEMBER
SATURDAY, NOV 1
PHILIPPINES - All Saint's Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, NOV 3
JAPAN - Culture Day - Market Holiday
SUNDAY, NOV 9
PAKISTAN - Iqbal Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, NOV 24
JAPAN - Labour Thanksgiving Day - Market Holiday
DECEMBER
MONDAY, DEC 1
PHILIPPINES - Bonifacio Day Celebration - Market Holiday
SATURDAY, DEC 5
THAILAND - H.M. the King's Birthday - Market Holiday
MONDAY, DEC 8
MALAYSIA - Hari Raya Haji - Market Holiday
SINGAPORE - Hari Raya Haji - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, DEC 9
PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Azha - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
WEDNESDAY, DEC 10
PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Azha - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
THAILAND - Constitution Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, DEC 23
JAPAN - Emperor's Birthday - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, DEC 25
AUSTRALIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
HONG KONG - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
MALAYSIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
NEW ZEALAND - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
PAKISTAN - Quaid-e-Azam's Birthday - Market Holiday
PHILIPPINES - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
SINGAPORE - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
SOUTH KOREA - Chritmas Day - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, DEC 26
AUSTRALIA - Boxing Day - Market Holiday
HONG KONG - The first weekday after Christmas Day - Market
Holiday
NEW ZEALAND - Boxing Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, DEC 29
MALAYSIA - Awal Muharram - Market Holiday
PHILIPPINES - Rizal Day Celebration - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, DEC 31
PHILIPPINES - Last Day of the Year - Market Holiday
SOUTH KOREA - Market Holiday - STOCK, KOSDAQ, FUTURES,
FOREX, KSE, BOND MARKET closed
THAILAND - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday
Asian Market Holidays
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