Dow holiday
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Revision as of 19:06, 27 December 2013 by imported>Crox (removed 2012 and 2013)
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 2014
| Holiday | Date in 2014 | Use opening price from |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January 2014 | Tuesday 31 December 2013 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday 20 January 2014 | Friday 17 January 2014 |
| Presidents Day | Monday 17 February 2014 | Friday 14 February 2014 |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April 2014 | Thursday 17 April 2014 |
| Memorial Day | Monday 26 May 2014 | Friday 23 May 2014 |
| Independence Day | Friay 4 July 2014 | Thursday 3 July 2014 |
| Labor Day | Monday 1 September 2014 | Friday 29 August 2014 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday 27 November 2014 | Wednesday 26 November 2014 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December 2011 | Wednesday 24 December 2011 |
