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Asian Market Holidays

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:19 pm
by Gallen
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