DIARY - European Holidays to December 2008

JUNE

MONDAY, JUNE 2

IRELAND - June Bank Holiday - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

DENMARK - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

SWEDEN - Market Holiday

MONDAY, JUNE 16

CYPRUS - Pentecost - Market Holiday

GREECE - Whit Monday - Market Holiday

ROMANIA - Whit Monday - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, JUNE 17

ICELAND - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

FINLAND - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Market Holiday

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

CROATIA - Antifascist Struggle Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, JUNE 23

LATVIA - Midsummer Day - Market Holiday

LUXEMBOURG - National Holiday - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

LATVIA - St. John's Day - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - St. John's Day - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

CROATIA - Statehood Day - Market Holiday

JULY

MONDAY, JULY 7

LITHUANIA - Market Holiday

AUGUST

FRIDAY, AUG 1

SWITZERLAND - National Day - Market Holdiay

MONDAY, AUG 4

CROATIA - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, AUG 8

CROATIA - National Thanksgiving Day - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, AUG 15

AUSTRIA - Market Holiday

CROATIA - Assumption - Market Holiday

CYPRUS - Assumption Day - Market Holiday

GREECE - Assumption Day - Market Holiday

ITALY - Labour Day - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Assumption Day - Market Holiday

LUXEMBOURG - Assumption - Market Holiday

POLAND - Assumption Day - Market Holiday

WEDNESAY, AUG 20

HUNGARY - Public Holiday - Market Holiday

MONDAY, AUG 25

UNITED KINGDOM - Summer Bank Holiday - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, AUG 29

SLOVAKIA - Slovak National Uprising Anniversary - Market Holiday

SEPTEMBER

MONDAY, SEPT 1

SLOVAKIA - Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic - Market Holiday

SATURDAY, SEPT 6

BULGARIA - Union Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, SEPT 15

SLOVAKIA - Day of Our Lady of Sorrows - Market Holiday

MONDAY, SEPT 22

BULGARIA - Independence Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, SEPT 29

TURKEY - Religious Ramadan Holiday - Half-day Market Holiday

TUESDAY, SEPT 30

TURKEY - Religious Ramadan Holiday - Market Holiday

OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY, OCT 1

CYPRUS - Cyprus Independence Day - Market Holiday

TURKEY - Religious Ramadan Holiday - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, OCT 2

TURKEY - Religious Ramadan Holiday - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, OCT 10

CROATIA - Independence Day - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, OCT 23

HUNGARY - Public Holiday - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, OCT 24

HUNGARY - Public Holiday - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, OCT 28

CYPRUS - Greek National Anniversary - Market Holiday

CZECH REPUBLIC - Independent Czechoslovak State Day - Market Holiday

GREECE - National Holiday - Market Holiday

TURKEY - Republic Day - Half-day Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, OCT 29

TURKEY - Republic Day - Market Holiday

NOVEMBER

SATURDAY, NOV 1

CROATIA - All Saint's Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, NOV 3

LITHUANIA - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, NOV 11

POLAND - Independence Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, NOV 17

CZECH REPUBLIC - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, NOV 18

LATVIA - Proclamation of Latvia - Market Holiday

DECEMBER

MONDAY, DEC 1

ROMANIA - National Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, DEC 8

AUSTRIA - Market Holiday

TURKEY - Religious Kurban Holiday - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, DEC 9

TURKEY - Religious Kurban Holiday - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 10

TURKEY - Religious Kurban Holiday - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, DEC 11

TURKEY - Religious Kurban Holiday - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 24

AUSTRIA - Market Holiday

BULGARIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

CROATIA - Trading till 13:00 local time

CYPRUS - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

CZECH REPUBLIC - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

DENMARK - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

HUNGARY - Public holiday - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Market Holiday

IRELAND - Christmas Eve - Irish S.E closes half day

ITALY - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

LATVIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

NORWAY - Market Holiday

POLAND - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Market Holiday

SWITZERLAND - Christmas Eve - NLIs will be available - SWX, SCOACH, STOXX, Berne Closed

THURSDAY, DEC 25

AUSTRIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

BELGIUM - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

BULGARIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

CROATIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

CYPRUS - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

CZECH REPUBLIC - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

DENMARK - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

FRANCE - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

GREECE - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

HUNGARY - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

IRELAND - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

ITALY - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

LATVIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

LUXEMBOURG - Christmas - Market Holiday

NETHERLANDS - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

NORWAY - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

ROMANIA - Christmas - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

POLAND - Christmas - Market Holiday

PORTUGAL - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

SWITZERLAND - Christmas Day - Market Holdiay

UNITED KINGDOM - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, DEC 26

AUSTRIA - Market Holiday

BELGIUM - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

BULGARIA - Second Christmas Day - Market Holiday

CROATIA - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

CYPRUS - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

CZECH REPUBLIC - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

DENMARK - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Market Holiday

FRANCE - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Market Holiday

GREECE - Market Holiday

HUNGARY - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Market Holiday

IRELAND - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

ITALY - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

LATVIA - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

LUXEMBOURG - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

NETHERLANDS - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

NORWAY - Market Holiday

PORTUGAL - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

POLAND - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

ROMANIA - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Market Holiday

UNITED KINGDOM - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 31

BULGARIA - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday

CROATIA - Trading till 13:00 local time - Market Holiday

CZECH REPUBLIC - Prague Stock Exchange non-working day

DENMARK - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Market Holiday

IRELAND - New Year's Eve - Irish S.E closes half day

ITALY - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday

LATVIA - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Market Holiday

NORWAY - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Market Holiday

SWITZERLAND - New Year's Eve - STOXX and NLI funds will received updates, SWX, SCOACH, Berne closed

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