Platts proposes Dec 27, 2021 non-publishing day, early closes in Asia

S&P Global Platts is proposing making Dec. 27, 2021, a non-publishing day for commodity price assessments in Asia, in line with Christmas holidays elsewhere, as well as publishing assessments on certain other days through the year at an earlier close, ahead of regional holidays.

Under this proposal, no assessments or services out of Asia would be published on Dec. 27, which is also the observed Christmas holiday in the UK and parts of Europe. The US price assessment hub in Houston will observe the Christmas holiday on Dec. 24, 2021.

Platts aims to publish assessments at times of broad market activity and liquidity, particularly in the physical markets, and early feedback suggests a non-publishing day for Singapore when the UK is also closed over this period would help mitigate any impact from possible lower than usual East/West trading, at a time of year when activity is commonly already at reduced levels.

Platts invites feedback on this proposal, and additionally proposed early closes (12:30 pm SGT) on the following dates in Singapore:

Feb. 11, 2021 Day before Lunar New Year

April 1, 2021 Day before Good Friday

May 12, 2021 Day before Hari Raya Puasa

May 25, 2021 Day before Vesak Day

July 19, 2021 Day before Hari Raya Haji

Nov. 3, 2021 Day before Deepavali

Dec. 24, 2021 Christmas Eve

For full details of Platts' publishing schedule in 2021, refer to http://platts.com/holiday

Platts welcomes any feedback on the proposed holiday calendar, preferably by Nov. 23 for the items mentioned above.

Please send any comments or feedback to pricegroup@spglobal.com For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing.