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Wednesday's agenda: Early closing on Christmas Eve

Last updated: 12:39 23 Dec 2014 EST, First published: 13:39 23 Dec 2014 EST

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It is half-day trading on Christmas Eve, and most of that will be spent clock-watching in the trading rooms of the City.

There are no significant company announcements scheduled.

Civil servants don’t get that luxury, and economic indicators will be cranked out as per the monthly schedule, with US first-time jobless claims and US MBA mortgage applications the big numbers scheduled for Wednesday.

There are no UK economic indicators expected, which is either a fortuitous coincidence or an example of forward planning by the men (and women) from the ministries.

London market opening times:

Christmas Eve – early close 12:30
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
New Year's Eve – early close 12:30
New Year’s Day – Closed

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