The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces the market closure schedule for the Spring Festival of 2013 according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2013" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2012] No. 205) as follows:
1. The SSE will close from February 9 (Saturday) to February 15 (Friday) and open for trading from February 18 (Monday) onwards. It will also close on the weekend on February 16 (Saturday) and February 17 (Sunday).
2. Relevant clearing issues will be carried out according to the arrangements of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp. Ltd.
3. To ensure the normal trading after the holiday, the SSE will conduct a market connectivity test for its trading systems (including the bidding-based matching platform, the comprehensive business platform, and the comprehensive electronic platform for fixed income securities) from 09:15 to 12:15 on February 17, 2013 (Sunday).
