If
like
me,
you
start
Googling
“UK
public
holidays”
at
this
time
of
year,
but
also
like
to
follow
stock
market
movements,
this
guide
might
be
useful.
My
US
colleagues
are
one
step
ahead
of
me
and
have
already
produced
a
handy
list
of
the
days
when
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
is
open
and
closed
next
year.
This
is
a
relatively
simple
exercise
because
the
London
Stock
Exchange
usually
follows
English*
bank
holidays,
which
tend
to
follow
a
predictable
pattern
within
the
framework
of
a
fluid
Easter
and
occasional
“extra”
holiday.
In
2023
we
received
an
extra
bank
holiday
for
the
coronation
of
King
Charles
and
two
last
year
for
the
Platinum
Jubilee
and
the
Queen’s
state
funeral.
In
2024
we
get
the
“standard”
eight
days,
with
national
variations.
Timewise
it’s
usually
straightforward,
with
an
8am
start
and
430pm
finish
on
working
days,
except
on
Christmas
Eve
–
or
the
equivalent
last
working
day,
which
fell
on
December
22
this
year.
Then
the
market
closing
process
starts
at
1230pm,
four
hours
earlier.
Again
this
protocal
extends
to
New
Year’s
Eve,
which
this
year
falls
on
a
Sunday
–
so
December
29,
a
Friday,
sees
“festive
hours”
imposed.
A
full
list
of
trading
hours
can
be
found
on
the
LSE’s
website.
One
caveat
is
that
the
exchange
follows
English
bank
holidays,
while
Scottish
and
Northern
Irish
holidays
are
different.
For
example,
the
LSE
is
open
on
January
2,
a
bank
holiday
in
Scotland.
Another
big
caveat
is
that
bond
and
currency
markets
trade
at
different
times
too.
You
can
more
or
less
trade
currencies
24
hours
a
day.
But
this
is
technically
feasible
too
with
stocks,
if
you
rotate
from
European
to
US
to
Asian
markets
in
the
daily
cycle.
That
doesn’t
leave
much
time
for
sleep
though,
so
is
probably
not
recommended.
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