The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has confirmed its previous recommendations for full market closes on Thursday, April 29, Monday, May 3, Tuesday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 5, for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in Japan in observance of the Showa Day, Constitutional Day, Greenery Day and Children’s Day Holidays, respectively.
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.
SIFMA’s recommended full market closes are recommendations only; each member firm should decide for itself whether its fixed-income departments remain open for trading. All SIFMA recommendations are subject to change due to market conditions.
