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DIARY - Asian Holiday Holidays to December 2009

Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:14am EST

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REUTERS DIARY OF ASIAN HOLIDAYS

Details below represent the latest information available and will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries for Muslim holidays.

Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays diary [HOL1/DIARY], European holidays [HOL3/DIARY], Middle East and African holidays [HOL4/DIARY].

Alternatively click on HOLIDAY to retrieve dates by country.

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2008 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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NOVEMBER

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

INDONESIA - Celebration of Haji - Market Holiday

MALAYSIA - Hari Raya Haji - Market Holiday

SINGAPORE - Hari Raya Haji - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, DEC 9

PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Azha - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)

SRI LANKA - Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 10

PAKISTAN - Eid-ul-Azha - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)

THAILAND - Constitution Day - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, DEC 12

SRI LANKA - Unduwap Full Moon Poya 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

JAPAN - Exchange Holiday - Market Holiday

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



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