Release Date: November 13, 2012
Contact: Liz Pierce, (212) 313-1173, lpierce@sifma.org

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations for the US Thanksgiving Day and Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day Holidays in the US, the UK and Japan

New York, N.Y., November 13, 2012 - In observance of the US Thanksgiving Day and Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.S., U.K., and Japan.

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