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NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the 2011 holiday calendar and early closing dates for its European markets.
NYSE Euronext’s European Cash markets, including NYSE Arca Europe and SmartPool Trading Limited and its Derivatives markets will be open Monday to Friday throughout 2011 except on the following days:
- Friday 22 April 2011 (Good Friday)
- Monday 25 April 2011 (Easter Monday)
- Monday 26 December 2011
On Friday 23 December 2011 and Friday 30 December 2011 trading on the Cash markets will close at 5.35 pm CET. In line with the underlying cash markets, contracts on the Derivatives market will be available for trading as follows:
- FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Index contracts and UK Individual Equity Option Contracts will commence closing from midday GMT onwards;
- Fixed Income Products will commence closing from midday GMT onwards;
- London and Paris based Commodity Contracts will commence closing from midday GMT onwards; and
- Continental and U.S. Individual Equity Futures and Options contracts and Index Products (excluding the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Index contracts) will be open for a full day
On 3 January, 2 May, 30 May, 29 August and 27 December 2011, which are public holidays in the United Kingdom, it is anticipated that NYSE Liffe’s sterling-based products and London-based Commodity contracts will not be made available for trading, but other products will be available.
As some other markets have not yet published their trading schedules for next year, more detailed information on the trading of relevant NYSE Liffe derivatives contracts, and NYSE Arca Europe and SmartPool Trading Limited, will be published in due course.
