Market participants are hereby advised that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will be closed for trade, trade reporting and settlement on the following official public holidays:
- Wednesday, 16 December 2015;
- Friday, 25 December 2015; and
- Friday, 1 January 2016.
The Bank’s open-market and foreign-exchange transactions have been scheduled to mature and settle on official business days during December 2015 and January 2016. No settlement will take place on 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 2015. Domestic operations will, however, be conducted as usual, with the position closing at 16h30 on both days.
Queries regarding the above may be directed to:
Callie Hugo
Tel: 012 313 4755
Jackie Brevis
Tel: 012 313 4662
