The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces the market closure schedule for the Spring Festival of 2011 according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2011" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2010] No. 30) as follows:
- The SSE will close from February 2 (Wednesday) to February 8 (Tuesday) and open for trading from February 9 (Wednesday) onwards. It will also close on the weekends on January 30 (Sunday) and February 12 (Saturday).
- Relevant clearing issues will be carried out according to the arrangements of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp. Ltd.
- To ensure the normal trading after the holiday, the SSE will conduct a linkage test towards its trading systems (including the block trading system and the comprehensive electronic platform of fixed income securities) from 9:30 to 12:00 on February 8, 2011 (Tuesday).