The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last night approved the following holiday schedule for 2002:
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Tuesday, January 1*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed December 31, 2001, reopens 7P.M., January
1, 2002) |
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New Year's Day |
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Monday, January 21*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed January 20, reopens 7 P.M., January 21)
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Martin Luther King Day |
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Monday, February 18*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed February 17, reopens 7 P.M., February 18)
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Presidents' Day |
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Friday, March 29
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed March 28, reopens 7 P.M., March 31) |
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Good Friday |
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Monday, May 27*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed May 26, reopens 7 P.M., Monday, May 27)
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Memorial Day |
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Thursday, July 4
Friday, July 5
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed July 3 and 4, reopens 7 P.M., July 7) |
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Independence Day |
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Monday, September 2*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed September 1, reopens 7 P.M., September 2)
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Labor Day |
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Thursday, November 28;
Friday, November 29
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed November 27 and 28, reopens 7 P.M., December
1)
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Thanksgiving |
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Wednesday, December 25
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed December 24, reopens 7 P.M., December 25)
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Christmas |
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Wednesday, January 1*
(NYMEX ACCESS® closed December 31; reopens 7 P.M., January 1,
2003) |
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New Year's Day 2003 |
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The board also passed a resolution to retain the previously scheduled dates of Monday, November 25, and Tuesday, November 26, as the respective expiration dates for the December 2002 natural gas options and futures markets.
* Early closing on business day preceding the holiday: the schedule for early closings is as follows: Energy markets, including electricity on NYMEX ACCESS®, close at 1:00 P.M. Metals markets close as follows: aluminum and palladium at 12 noon; copper and silver at 12:05 P.M.; and platinum and gold at 12:10 P.M. |