U.S. Financial Markets to Shut Wednesday to Honor Bush

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U.S. financial markets will close Wednesday for a national day of mourning to honor former President George H.W. Bush.

The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc.’s U.S. equities and options markets, CME Group Inc.’s U.S.-based equity and interest-rates markets and CBOE Global Markets Inc.’s exchanges 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.