Public holidays and non-trading days in December 2014 and January 2015
Market participants are hereby advised that the South African Reserve Bank (the Bank) will be closed for trading, trade reporting and settlement on the following official public holidays:
- Tuesday, 16 December 2014
- Thursday, 25 December 2014
- Friday, 26 December 2014
- Thursday, 1 January 2015.
The Bank’s open-market and foreign-exchange transactions have been scheduled to mature and settle on official business days during December 2014 and January 2015. No settlement will take place during the days mentioned above, via the South African Multiple Options Settlement (SAMOS) system.
The Bank’s gold and foreign-exchange desks will close at 12h00 on 24 and 31 December 2014. Domestic operations will be conducted as usual, with the position windows closing at 16h30 on both days.
Queries regarding the above may be directed to Callie Hugo at 012 313 4755 or Moliehi Macholo at 012 313 4952.
Enquiries:
Hlengani Mathebula
Head: Group Strategy and Communications
Tel: 012 313 4210