Monday, Sep 06, 2010

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai and Abu Dhabi's stock markets will be closed for Eid Alfitr holidays starting Wednesday, Sept. 8 and trading will resume on the fourth day of Shawwal.

"If Eid falls on Thursday, the market will reopen on Sunday; and if Eid is on Friday, the market will reopen on Monday," a Dubai bourse official said Monday.

-By Dubai Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +9714 446-1686; djnews.dubai@dowjones.com

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