Difference between revisions of "Dow holiday"

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A Dow holiday is a weekday on which the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is not open, and so no opening price for the Dow Jones Industrial Average is published. The geohashing algorithm states that in such cases, the opening price from the previous day of active trading should be used.

Official Holidays

Note that there are indeed other holidays on which the NYSE closes early; however, an opening price is still published on these days and can be used. Holidays which fall on Saturday are observed by the NYSE on the preceding Friday, and holidays which fall on Sunday are observed on the following Monday.

Holiday	Observance
New Year's Day	1 January*
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Third Monday in January
Presidents Day	Third Monday in February
Good Friday	Two days before Easter
Memorial Day	Last Monday in May
Independence Day	4 July*
Labor Day	First Monday in September
Thanksgiving Day	Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day	25 December*

Dates in 2011

Holiday	Date in 2011	Use opening price from
New Year's Day*	(no closure)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Monday 17 January 2011	Friday 14 January 2011
Presidents Day	Monday 21 February 2011	Friday 18 February 2011
Good Friday	Friday 22 April 2011	Thursday 21 April 2011
Memorial Day	Monday 30 May 2011	Friday 27 May 2011
Independence Day	Monday 4 July 2011	Friday 1 July 2011
Labor Day	Monday 5 September 2011	Friday 2 September 2011
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday 24 November 2011	Wednesday 23 November 2011
Christmas Day**	Monday 26 December 2011	Friday 23 December 2011

* New Year's Day (1 January 2011) falls on a Saturday. Although normally, this holiday would be observed by the NYSE on the preceding Friday (31 December 2010), this is the end of a yearly accounting period and so the markets will be open that day.

** Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2011, and so is observed on the following Monday by the NYSE.

Dates in 2012

Holiday	Date in 2012	Use opening price from
New Year's Day	Monday 2 January 2012	Friday 30 December 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Monday 16 January 2012	Friday 13 January 2012
Presidents Day	Monday 20 February 2012	Friday 17 February 2012
Good Friday	Friday 6 April 2012	Thursday 5 April 2012
Memorial Day	Monday 28 May 2012	Friday 25 May 2012
Independence Day	Wednesday 4 July 2012	Tuesday 3 July 2012
Labor Day	Monday 3 September 2012	Friday 31 August 2012
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday 22 November 2012	Wednesday 21 November 2012
Christmas Day	Tuesday 25 December 2012	Monday 24 December 2012

Dates in 2013

Holiday	Date in 2013	Use opening price from
New Year's Day	Tuesday 1 January 2013	Monday 31 December 2012
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Monday 21 January 2013	Friday 18 January 2013
Presidents Day	Monday 18 February 2013	Friday 15 February 2013
Good Friday	Friday 29 March 2013	Thursday 28 March 2013
Memorial Day	Monday 27 May 2013	Friday 24 May 2013
Independence Day	Thursday 4 July 2013	Wednesday 3 July 2013
Labor Day	Monday 2 September 2013	Friday 30 August 2013
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday 28 November 2013	Wednesday 27 November 2013
Christmas Day	Wednesday 25 December 2013	Tuesday 24 December 2013

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-=== Dates in 2010 ===
+=== Dates in 2011 ===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 3px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em" border="1" cellpadding="2"
-! Holiday !! Date in 2010 !! Use opening price from
+! Holiday !! Date in 2011 !! Use opening price from
 |-
-! New Year's Day
+! New Year's Day*
-| Friday 1 January 2010 || Thursday 31 December 2009
+| colspan=2 | ''(no closure)''
 |-
 ! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
-| Monday 18 January 2010 || Friday 15 January 2010
+| Monday 17 January 2011 || Friday 14 January 2011
 |-
 ! Presidents Day
-| Monday 15 February 2010 || Friday 12 February 2010
+| Monday 21 February 2011 || Friday 18 February 2011
 |-
 ! Good Friday
-| Friday 2 April 2010 || Thursday 1 April 2010
+| Friday 22 April 2011 || Thursday 21 April 2011
 |-
 ! Memorial Day
-| Monday 31 May 2010 || Friday 28 May 2010
+| Monday 30 May 2011 || Friday 27 May 2011
 |-
-! Independence Day*
+! Independence Day
-| Monday 5 July 2010 || Friday 2 July 2010
+| Monday 4 July 2011 || Friday 1 July 2011
 |-
 ! Labor Day
-| Monday 6 September 2010 || Friday 3 September 2010
+| Monday 5 September 2011 || Friday 2 September 2011
 |-
 ! Thanksgiving Day
-| Thursday 25 November 2010 || Wednesday 24 November 2010
+| Thursday 24 November 2011 || Wednesday 23 November 2011
 |-
 ! Christmas Day**
-| Friday 24 December 2010 || Thursday 23 December 2010
+| Monday 26 December 2011 || Friday 23 December 2011
 |}
-: * Independence Day falls on a Sunday in 2010, and so is observed on the following Monday by the NYSE.
+: * New Year's Day (1 January 2011) falls on a Saturday.  Although normally, this holiday would be observed by the NYSE on the preceding Friday (31 December 2010), this is the end of a yearly accounting period and so the markets will be open that day.
-: ** Christmas Day falls on a Saturday in 2010, and so is observed on the preceding Friday by the NYSE.
+: ** Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2011, and so is observed on the following Monday by the NYSE.
+=== Dates in 2012 ===
-=== Dates in 2011 ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 3px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em" border="1" cellpadding="2"
+! Holiday !! Date in 2012 !! Use opening price from
+|-
+! New Year's Day
+| Monday 2 January 2012 || Friday 30 December 2011
+|-
+! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
+| Monday 16 January 2012 || Friday 13 January 2012
+|-
+! Presidents Day
+| Monday 20 February 2012 || Friday 17 February 2012
+|-
+! Good Friday
+| Friday 6 April 2012 || Thursday 5 April 2012
+|-
+! Memorial Day
+| Monday 28 May 2012 || Friday 25 May 2012
+|-
+! Independence Day
+| Wednesday 4 July 2012 || Tuesday 3 July 2012
+|-
+! Labor Day
+| Monday 3 September 2012 || Friday 31 August 2012
+|-
+! Thanksgiving Day
+| Thursday 22 November 2012 || Wednesday 21 November 2012
+|-
+! Christmas Day
+| Tuesday 25 December 2012 || Monday 24 December 2012
+|}
+=== Dates in 2013 ===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 3px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em" border="1" cellpadding="2"
-! Holiday !! Date in 2011 !! Use opening price from
+! Holiday !! Date in 2013 !! Use opening price from
 |-
-! New Year's Day*
+! New Year's Day
-| colspan=2 | ''(no closure)''
+| Tuesday 1 January 2013 || Monday 31 December 2012
 |-
 ! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
-| Monday 17 January 2011 || Friday 14 January 2011
+| Monday 21 January 2013 || Friday 18 January 2013
 |-
 ! Presidents Day
-| Monday 21 February 2011 || Friday 18 February 2011
+| Monday 18 February 2013 || Friday 15 February 2013
 |-
 ! Good Friday
-| Friday 22 April 2011 || Thursday 21 April 2011
+| Friday 29 March 2013 || Thursday 28 March 2013
 |-
 ! Memorial Day
-| Monday 30 May 2011 || Friday 27 May 2011
+| Monday 27 May 2013 || Friday 24 May 2013
 |-
 ! Independence Day
-| Monday 4 July 2011 || Friday 1 July 2011
+| Thursday 4 July 2013 || Wednesday 3 July 2013
 |-
 ! Labor Day
-| Monday 5 September 2011 || Friday 2 September 2011
+| Monday 2 September 2013 || Friday 30 August 2013
 |-
 ! Thanksgiving Day
-| Thursday 24 November 2011 || Wednesday 23 November 2011
+| Thursday 28 November 2013 || Wednesday 27 November 2013
 |-
-! Christmas Day**
+! Christmas Day
-| Monday 26 December 2011 || Friday 23 December 2011
+| Wednesday 25 December 2013 || Tuesday 24 December 2013
 |}
-: * New Year's Day (1 January 2011) falls on a Saturday.  Although normally, this holiday would be observed by the NYSE on the preceding Friday (31 December 2010), this is the end of a yearly accounting period and so the markets will be open that day.
-: ** Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2011, and so is observed on the following Monday by the NYSE.
 == See also ==