SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For US Independence Day Holiday In The US, the UK And Japan

SIFMA confirmed previous recommendations for the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Independence Day Holiday.  

SIFMA updated its U.S. holiday calendar to recommend an early market close at 2:00 p.m., EDT, on Thursday, July 3 and confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Friday, July 4 for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States in observance of the Independence Day Holiday, Read full updated recommendation. 

 These recommendations apply to trading of US dollar-denominated government securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, over-the-counter investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds and secondary money market trading in bankers' acceptances, commercial paper and Yankee and Euro certificates of deposit.