US financial markets to shut Wednesday to honour Bush

US financial markets to shut Wednesday to honour Bush

The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc.’s US equities and options markets and CME Group Inc.’s US-based equity markets will shut and observe a moment of silence on Monday.

Former President George Bush died at age 94. (Bloomberg pic)
NEW YORK:
US financial markets will close Wednesday for a national day of mourning to honour former President George HW Bush.

The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc.’s US equities and options markets and CME Group Inc.’s US-based equity markets will shut, the companies said. They will also observe a moment of silence on Monday. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has also recommended that fixed-income cash markets close on Wednesday, according to a statement.

US financial markets traditionally close following a presidential death. The most recent observation was Jan. 2, 2007, after the death of President Gerald Ford.

“The President will designate Wednesday, December 5th as a National Day of Mourning. He and the First Lady will attend the funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

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