DIARY - Asian Market Holidays to December 2011

REUTERS DIARY OF ASIAN HOLIDAYS

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2011 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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**** More countries will be added as and when available ****

WEDNESDAY, JAN 26

Australia - Australia Day

India - Republic Day

MONDAY, JAN 31

Taiwan - Exchanges Closed for Trading (Stock & Future Markets close for trading but open for settlement) Vietnam - Special Holiday

TUESDAY, FEB 1

Malaysia - Federal Territory Day

Taiwan - Exchanges Closed for Trading (Stock & Future Markets close for trading but open for settlement)

Vietnam - Special Holiday

WEDNESDAY, FEB 2

China - Lunar New Year

South Korea - Lunar New Year's Holiday

Taiwan - Lunar New Year's Eve

Vietnam - Lunar New Year's Day

THURSDAY ,FEB 3

China - Lunar New Year

Hong Kong - Lunar New Year's Day

Indonesia - Chinese New Year

Malaysia - Chinese New Year

Mongolia - Lunar New Year

Singapore - Chinese New Year

South Korea - Lunar New Year's Holiday

Taiwan - Lunar New Year's Eve

Vietnam - Lunar New Year's Day

FRIDAY, FEB 4

China - Lunar New Year

Hong Kong - The second day of the Lunar New Year

Malaysia - Chinese New Year

Mongolia - The Second Day of Lunar New Year

Sri Lanka - National Day

Singapore - Chinese New Year

South Korea - Lunar New Year's Holiday

Taiwan - Lunar New Year's Eve

Vietnam - Lunar New Year's Day

SATURDAY, FEB 5

Hong Kong - The third day of the Lunar New Year

Pakistan - Kashmir Day

MONDAY, FEB 7

China - Lunar New Year

Taiwan - Lunar New Year's Day (Observed)

Vietnam - Lunar New Year's Day (Observed)

TUESDAY, FEB 8

China - Lunar New Year

WEDNESDAY, FEB 9

Lebanon - St. Maroun's Day

FRIDAY ,FEB 11

Japan - National Foundation Day

TUESDAY, FEB 15

Indonesia - Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

Bahrain - Prophet's Birthday (Subject to Lunar Sighting)

Lebanon - Prophet's Birthday

Malaysia - Birth of Prophet Mohammed

Palestine - Prophet Mohammad Birthday

Syria - Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Eid (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

WEDNESDAY, FEB 16

Bangladesh - Eid-E-Miladunnabi

Oman - Prophet's Birthday

Sri Lanka - Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)

THURSDAY, FEB 17

Kuwait - Prophet Mohammad's birthday - Subject to Confirmation

FRIDAY, FEB 18

Cambodia - Meak Bochea Day

Thailand - Makha Bucha Day

MONDAY, FEB 21

Bangladesh - Martyrs Day & International Mother Language Day

WEDNESDAY, FEB 23

Russian Federation - Defender's Day 

SUNDAY , FEB 27

KUWAIT - National and Liberation Days (Subject to Confirmation)

MONDAY, FEB 28

Taiwan - 228 Peace Memorial Day

TUESDAY ,MAR 1

South Korea - Independence Movement Day

WEDNESDAY, MAR 2

India - Mahashivratri

SATURDAY, MAR 5

Indonesia - Hindu New Year

MONDAY, MAR 7

Russian Federation - Public Holiday (observed)

TUESDAY, MAR 8

Cambodia - International Women's Day

Kazakhstan - Women Day

Mongolia - International Women's Day

Russian Federation - Women's Day

Syria - 8 March Revolution

THURSDAY, MAR 17

Bangladesh - Birth Anniversary Of Father Of The Nation

MONDAY, MAR 21

Japan - Spring Equinox Day

Kazakhstan - Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday)

Syria - Mothers' Day

TUESDAY, MAR 22

Kazakhstan - Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday)

WEDNESDAY, MAR 23

Kazakhstan - Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday)

Pakistan - Pakistan Day

FRIDAY, MAR 25

Lebanon - Feast of Annunciation

SATURDAY, MAR 26

Bangladesh - Independence Day

MONDAY, APR 4

China - Tomb-Sweeping Day

Syria - Easter

Taiwan - Children's Day

TUESDAY, APR 5

China - Tomb-Sweeping Day

Hong Kong - Ching Ming Festival

Taiwan - Tomb Sweeping Day

WEDNESDAY, APR 6

Thailand - Chakri Day

SATURDAY, APR 9

Philippines - Araw ng Kagitingan

TUESDAY, APR 12

Vietnam - Hung Vuong King's Day

WEDNESDAY, APR 13

Sri Lanka - Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day

Thailand - Songkran Festival

THURSDAY, APR 14

Bangladesh - Bengali New Year's Day

Cambodia - Khmer New Year Day

Sri Lanka - Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day

Thailand - Songkran Festival

FRIDAY, APR 15

Cambodia - Khmer New Year Day

Thailand - Songkran Festival

SUNDAY, APR 17

Syria - Independence Day

THURSDAY, APR 21

Philippines - Maundy Thursday

FRIDAY, APR 22

Australia - Good Friday

Hong Kong - Good Friday

India - Good Friday

Indonesia - Good Friday

Lebanon - Good Friday

New Zealand - Good Friday

Philippines - Good Friday

Singapore - Good Friday

SATURDAY, APR 23

Hong Kong - The day following Good Friday

MONDAY, APR 25

Australia - Easter Monday/ANZAC Day

Hong Kong - Easter Monday

Lebanon - Easter

New Zealand - Easter Monday/ANZAC Day

TUESDAY, APR 26

Australia - Easter Tuesday

FRIDAY, APR 29

Japan - Showa Emperor's Day

SUNDAY, MAY 1

Bangladesh - May Day

Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan People's Unity Day

Palestine - Labour Day

Philippines - Labour day

Syria - Labour Day

MONDAY, MAY 2

China - Labour Day

Hong Kong - The day following Labour Day

Kazakhstan - Public Holiday

Malaysia - Workers' Day (Observed)

Russian Federation -  Public Holiday

Singapore - Labour Day (Observed)

Thailand - National Labour Day (Observed)

Vietnam - Unification Day (Observed)

TUESDAY, MAY 3

Japan - Constitution Day

Vietnam - Labour Day (Observed)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

Japan - Greenery Day

THURSDAY, MAY 5

Japan - Children's Day

South Korea - Children's Day

Thailand - Coronation Day

FRIDAY, MAY 6

Syria - Martyrs' Day

MONDAY, MAY 9

Kazakhstan - Victory Day

Russian Federation - Victory Day

TUESDAY, MAY 10

Hong Kong - The Buddha's Birthday

South Korea - Buddha's Birthday

FRIDAY, MAY 13

Cambodia - King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni

MONDAY, MAY 16

Cambodia - King's Birthday, Norodom Sihamoni (Observed)

Thailand - Special Holiday

TUESDAY, MAY 17

Bangladesh - Buddha Purnima (Subject to Lunar Sighting)

Cambodia - Visak Bochea Day

Indonesia - Vesak Day

Malaysia - Wesak Day

Singapore - Vesak Day

Thailand - Wisakha Bucha Day

THURSDAY, MAY 19

Turkey - Market Youth and Sports Day

MONDAY, MAY 23

Cambodia - Royal Plowing Day (Observed)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

Lebanon - Resistance and Liberation Day

WEDNESDAY, JUN 1

Cambodia - International and Cambodian Children's Day

Mongolia - International Children's Day

THURSDAY, JUN 2

Indonesia - Ascension of Christ