NYSE Sets Holiday Schedule

The New York Stock Exchange announced that trading hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, July 3 and Friday, Nov. 24, as approved yesterday by the NYSE's board of directors. These are pre- and post-holiday sessions generally associated with light trading volume.

Additionally, the NYSE will be closed on the following holidays: Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (Sept. 4), Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23), Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2001.) There will be no abbreviated sessions surrounding the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

A list of NYSE holidays is available on the Exchange's Web site at http://www.nyse.com/about/holidayclosings.html.