ASX Trading calendar - 2008

Non-business and non-trading days for 2008

The following table sets out the days when ASX is closed for business and/or settlement. Please read in conjunction with the footnotes. Information on trading hours is also available.



Public Holiday Date Applies to the following States Trading Day1 Settlement Activity - ASTC (CHESS) Settlement Activity - ACH (DCS) Bus. Day2
New Year's Day Tuesday 1 January ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Devonport Cup Wednesday 9 January TAS3 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Australia Day Monday 28 January ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Royal Hobart Regatta Monday 11 February TAS4 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Launceston Cup Wednesday 27 February TAS5 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Labour Day Monday 3 March WA6 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
King Island Show Tuesday 4 March TAS7 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Labour Day /
Eight Hours Day /
Adelaide Cup Day		 Monday 10 March VIC / TAS / SA Open No Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH No
Canberra Day Monday 10 March ACT8 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Easter Thursday Thursday 20 March ALL Close early9 Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Good Friday Friday 21 March ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Easter Monday Monday 24 March ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Easter Tuesday Tuesday 25 March TAS10 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
ANZAC Day Holiday Friday 25 April ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
AGFEST Friday 2 May TAS11 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Labour Day Monday 5 May QLD12 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Foundation Day Monday 2 June WA13 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Queen's Birthday Monday 9 June ALL except WA Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Bank Holiday Monday 4 August NSW14 Open No Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH No
Royal QLD Show Wednesday 13 August QLD15 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Queen’s Birthday Monday 29 September WA Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Labour Day Monday 6 October NSW / SA / ACT Open No Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH No
Burnie Show Friday 3 October TAS16 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Royal Launceston Show Thursday 9 October TAS17 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Flinders Island Show Friday 17 October TAS18 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Royal Hobart Show Thursday 23 October TAS19 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Melbourne Cup Day Tuesday 4 November VIC20 Open No Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH No
Devonport Show Friday 28 November TAS21 Open Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Last Business Day before Christmas Day Wednesday 24 December ALL Close early22 Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes
Christmas Day Thursday 25 December ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Boxing Day Friday 26 December ALL Closed No Settlement - ASTC No Settlement - ACH No
Last Business Day of the Year Wednesday 31 December ALL Close early23 Settlement - ASTC Settlement - ACH Yes

1. A Trading Day means ITS is open for trading
2. In terms of the ASX Listing Rules, ASX Market Rules and SCH Business Rules.
3. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
4. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
5. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
6. Not a state wide holiday - WA
7. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
8. Not a state wide holiday - ACT
9. Normal trading ceases at 14:10 (Sydney time)
10. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
11. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
12. Not a state wide holiday - QLD
13. Not a state wide holiday - WA
14. Not a state wide holiday - NSW
15. Not a state wide holiday - QLD
16. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
17. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
18. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
19. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
20. Not a state wide holiday - VIC
21. Not a state wide holiday - TAS
22. Normal trading ceases at 14:10 (Sydney time)
23. Normal trading ceases at 14:10 (Sydney time)

ASX Limited reserves the right to declare additional Non-Business Days or alter those currently specified herein without notice to holders of this calendar.