European holidays to December 2008

exchanges closed.

Public holiday - Government offices, banks and ordinary businesses closed.

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REUTERS DIARY OF EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS

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2008 MARKET/PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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** MORE COUNTRIES WILL BE ADDED AS AND WHEN THE DATES ARE CONFRIMED

OCTOBER

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

FRIDAY, OCT 31

SLOVENIA - Reformation Day - Market Holiday

NOVEMBER

SATURDAY, NOV 1

CROATIA - All Saint's Day - Market Holiday

MONDAY, NOV 3

LITHUANIA - Market Holiday

RUSSIA - Public Holiday - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, NOV 4

RUSSIA - Public Holiday - 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 - Immaculate Conceptio - Market Holiday

MALTA - Immaculate Conception - 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 - Christmas Eve - 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 - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

ESTONIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

HUNGARY - Public holiday - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

ITALY - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

LATVIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

LITHUANIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

NORWAY - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

POLAND - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - Christmas Eve - Market Holiday

SPAIN - Market Holiday - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Christmas Eve - 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

ESTONIA - 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

SLOVENIA - Christmas - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - Christmas Day - Market Holiday

SRI LANKA - Christmas - 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 - Boxing Day - 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 - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

ESTONIA - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

FINLAND - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

FRANCE - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Market Holiday

GREECE - Market Holiday

HUNGARY - Market Holiday

ICELAND - Boxing Day - 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 - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

PORTUGAL - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

POLAND - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

ROMANIA - Market Holiday

SLOVAKIA - St. Stephen's Day - Market Holiday

SLOVENIA - Independence Day - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - Boxing Day - Market Holiday

UNITED KINGDOM - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 31

AUSTRIA - Market Holiday

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 - New Years Eve - Market Holiday

ESTONIA - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday

FINLAND - New Years Eve - Market Holiday

GERMANY - Market Holiday

ICELAND - New Years Eve - 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 - New Years Eve - Market Holiday

SWEDEN - New Years Eve - Market Holiday

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

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