The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces the market closure schedule for the Spring Festival of 2009 according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2009" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2008] No.22).
The Exchange will close from January 25, (Sunday) to January 31, 2009 (Saturday) and open for trading on February 2 (Monday). It will also close on the weekend on January 24, (Saturday) and February 1, 2009 (Sunday).
To ensure the normal trading after the holiday, the SSE will provide linkage testing environment of trading system from 9:30 to 12:00 on February 1, 2009 (Sunday).