REUTERS DIARY OF ASIAN HOLIDAYS
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2012 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
MONDAY, AUGUST 27
Philippines - National Heroes'Day
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
Kazakhstan - Constitution Day
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
Kyrgyzstan - Independence Day
Malaysia - National Day
Sri Lanka - Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Uzbekistan - Independence Day
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Vietnam - National Day (Observed)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Japan - Respect for the Aged Day
Malaysia - Malaysia Day (Observed)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
India - Ganesh Chaturthi
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day
Hong Kong - The Day Following The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
South Korea - Chusok, Full Moon Festival
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day
Hong Kong - The Day Following National Day
India - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day
South Korea - National Foundation Day
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
Laos - Bol Foundation Day
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
Japan - Health and Sports Day
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Taiwan - National Day
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
New Zealand - Labour Day
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Hong Kong - Chung Yeung Festival
Thailand - Chulalongkorn Day
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Bangladesh - Durga Puja
India - Dussera - Vijaya Dashmi
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Indonesia - Celebration of Hajj
Kyrgyzstan - Kurman Ait (Fest of Sacrifice)
Malaysia - Hari Raya Haji (Eid-Ul-Adha)
Singapore - Hari Raya Haji
Sri Lanka - Id -Ul- Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
Uzbekistan - Qurban-Hait (Feast of the Sacrifice)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Pakistan - Eid-ul-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Pakistan - Eid-ul-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Sri Lanka - Vap Full Moon Poya Day
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Philippines - All Saints'Day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Philippines - Special Non Working Holiday
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Russia - Public Holiday
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Kyrgyzstan - Great October Socialist Revolution Day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Pakistan - Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
India - Diwali - Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan - Muhurat Trading)
Malaysia - Deepavali
Singapore - Deepavali
Sri Lanka - Deepavali Festival Day
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
India - Diwali - Balipratipada
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Indonesia - Moslem New Year
Malaysia - Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Indonesia - National Leave
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Japan - Labour Thanksgiving Day
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Bangladesh - Muharram (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Pakistan - Ashura (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Pakistan - Ashura (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Sri Lanka - Ill Full Moon Poya Day
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
India - Gurunanak Jayanti
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Philippines - Bonifacio Day
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
Laos - Lao National Day
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5
Thailand - H.M. the King's Birthday
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
Uzbekistan - Constitution Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
Thailand - Constitution Day
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bangladesh - Victory Day
Kazakhstan - Independence Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
Kazakhstan - Independence Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
Indonesia - National Leave
Japan - Emperor's Birthday (Observed)
Philippines - Special Non Working Holiday
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
Australia - Christmas Day
Bangladesh - Christmas Day
Hong Kong - Christmas Day
Indonesia - Christmas Day
India - Christmas
Malaysia - Christmas Day
New Zealand - Christmas Day
Pakistan - Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas
Philippines - Christmas Day
Singapore - Christmas Day
South Korea - Christmas Day
Sri Lanka - Christmas Day
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Australia - Boxing Day
Hong Kong - The First Weekday after Christmas Day
New Zealand - Boxing Day
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27
Sri Lanka - Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
Laos - Exchange Holiday
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29
Laos - Exchange Holiday
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
Laos - Exchange Holiday
Philippines - Rizal Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
Bangladesh - Exchange Holiday
Indonesia - Exchange Holiday (EQ,OPT,FUT)
Japan - Exchange Holiday
Philippines - Last Day of the Year
Russia - Public Holiday
South Korea - Stock Market (Kosdaq Market, Futures Market,
Forex, Kse Bond Market)
Taiwan - Memorial Day in honor of Founding of the Republic of
China (Observed)
Thailand - New Year's Eve
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