Stock market holiday, Feb. 17 -- Several major stock exchanges across Asia will be closed for trading on Tuesday, February 17, on account of Lunar New Year or Chinese new year.

In mainland China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange will remain closed from February 16 to February 23, with trading set to resume on February 24.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will conduct a half-day session on February 16 before shutting from February 17 to February 19 and reopening on February 20.

Similarly, the Singapore Exchange will also operate for a half day on February 16 and stay closed on February 17 and February 18.

Meanwhile, the Taiwan Stock Exchange is observing an extended holiday from February 15 to February 20 due to ...