Please be advised on the below public holidays in Austria and the CEE region:
1 December – National Day – Public holiday in Romania – Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be closed.
8 December – Immaculate Conception – In Austria local CSD, VSE and local payment system will be open, UniCredit Bank Austria will support settlements with limited working hours.
12 December - Substitute working day in Hungary - Banks will operate with limited working hours, local payment system and the CSD will be open while the BSE will be closed.
24 December – Christmas Eve
In Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Hungary this is a non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment systems will be closed.
In Austria local CSD and local payment system will be open. Banks and VSE will be closed. OTC transactions instructed STP will settle.
In Croatia and Slovenia Stock Exchange will be closed, while Banks, CSD and local payment systems will be open.
In Slovakia Banks and Stock Exchange will be closed while local payment system will be open. CSD will be open for electronic orders only.
25 December – Christmas Day
In Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia this is a non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment systems will be closed.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina Stock Exchange and CSD will be closed, while Banks will be open. Holiday in Federation of BiH only. Neither trading on SASE nor settlement in FBiH will take place. This is a normal working day for the market in Republic of Srpska.
28 December – Public holiday in Bulgaria. Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be closed.
31 December – New Year’s Eve
In Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia Stock Exchange will be closed, while Banks will be open with limited working hours. CSD and local payment systems will be open.
In Czech Republic Stock Exchange will be closed, while Banks and CSD will be open with limited working hours. Local payment system will be open.
In Serbia Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be open while UniCredit Bank Serbia will operate with limited working hours.
In Russia MOEX will be closed, while Banks and CSD will operate with limited working hours (additional details will be provided once they become available).
List of abbreviations:
CSD – Central Securities Depository
BiH – Bosnia and Herzegovina
BSE – Budapest Stock Exchange
FBiH – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
MOEX – Moscow Stock Exchange
SASE – Sarajevo Stock Exchange (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
VSE – Vienna Stock Exchange