012. Bursa Malaysia Holidays 2015

012. Bursa Malaysia Holidays 2015

Today is replacement holiday for Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur. The actual day fall on Sunday. And then tomorrow will be Thaipusam holiday. With that, today and tomorrow are a non-trading days for Bursa Malaysia.

I believe some traders will feel loss because no "excitement" today and tomorrow. There will be only 3 trading days this week.

Below is the list of holidays.

Bursa Malaysia Holidays 2015

• New Year's Day - 1 January, Thursday
• Birthday of Prophet Muhammad - 3 January, Saturday
• Federal Territory Day - 1 February, Sunday ^(a)
• Thaipusam - 3 February, Tuesday
• Chinese New Year (Half day trading closure) - 19-20 February, Thursday - Friday ^(b)
• Workers' Day - 1 May, Friday
• Wesak Day - 3 May, Sunday ^(a)
• King's Birthday - 6 June, Saturday
• Nuzul Al‐Quran - 4 July, Saturday
• Hari Raya Puasa (Eid-ul-Fitri) (Half day trading closure) - 17-18 July, Friday - Saturday ^(b,c)
• National Day - 31 August, Monday
• Malaysia Day - 16 September, Wednesday
• Hari Raya Haji (Eid-ul-Adha)-24 September, Thursday ^(c)
• Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - 14 October, Wednesday
• Deepavali - 10 November, Tuesday ^(c)
• Birthday of Prophet Muhammad - 24 December, Thursday
• Christmas Day - 25 December, Friday 

Notes:

1. Half day trading closure for the afternoon sessions on the eves of Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese New Year. However, the business hours for Clearing, Settlement & Depository remain the same. For trading hours, please refer to Equities & Derivatives pages.
2. Date subject to change.
3. If a public holiday falls on Sunday, the following day shall be a public holiday, and if this day is already a holiday, then the next day shall be a public holiday.
   [February 3 has been declared a holiday by the Government]