Pursuant to Circular No. 14 of 2021 issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announcing that federal ministries and departments will have a public holiday to mark Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) declared in a statement that Thursday, October 21, is a public holiday for financial markets after having consulted with the management of these markets. Trading will resume on the morning of Sunday, October 24.