Stock Market Holidays 2026: Full NYSE & Nasdaq Schedule

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq follow an identical holiday calendar, published years in advance by NYSE. On full holidays, no regular-session equity trading takes place. On designated early-close days, both exchanges shut at 1:00pm Eastern Time instead of the usual 4:00pm. The US bond market follows a separate calendar set by SIFMA, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and it differs from the stock market schedule on several dates each year. This page covers the complete 2026 and 2027 schedules for both, plus the London Stock Exchange calendar for international readers.

Stock Market Holidays 2026

The NYSE and Nasdaq are closed on 10 days in 2026. Because July 4 falls on a Saturday, Independence Day is observed on Friday, July 3. The table below also shows the SIFMA-recommended bond market schedule, which adds Columbus Day and Veterans Day as bond-only closures and treats Good Friday as a 12:00pm early close rather than a full holiday.

Source: NYSE Markets Hours & Calendars and the SIFMA US Holiday Schedule. Nasdaq observes the same holidays and early closes as NYSE.

Stock Market Holidays 2027

NYSE publishes its holiday calendar several years ahead. In 2027, Juneteenth falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, June 18. Independence Day falls on a Sunday and is observed on Monday, July 5. Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, December 24, which means there is no separate Christmas Eve early close in 2027. SIFMA typically confirms its bond market recommendations closer to the year in question; the bond column below reflects the standard pattern for the federal holidays.

Early Close Days

The NYSE and Nasdaq close at 1:00pm Eastern Time, rather than the usual 4:00pm, on 2 days in 2026: Friday, November 27 (the day after Thanksgiving, often called Black Friday) and Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve). Eligible options markets close at 1:15pm ET on those dates. Pre-market trading runs as normal, but after-hours sessions are shortened or unavailable depending on the broker.

The bond market keeps a longer list of early closes. SIFMA recommends a 2:00pm ET close on Friday, May 22 (the day before Memorial Day weekend), Thursday, July 2 (ahead of the Independence Day holiday), Friday, November 27, and Thursday, December 24, 2026. It also recommends a 12:00pm ET close on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, a day on which the stock market is fully shut. These are recommendations rather than rules, but the vast majority of US fixed income desks follow them.

Are Other Markets Open on US Holidays?

Most US stock market holidays are domestic affairs, so global markets usually carry on trading. The London Stock Exchange, Euronext, Deutsche Boerse and the major Asian exchanges in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai are all open on US-only holidays such as Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day. The main overlaps come at Christmas, New Year and Easter: Good Friday closes most European markets alongside the NYSE, and Christmas Day is a near-universal holiday.

The foreign exchange market has no central exchange and trades around the clock from Monday morning in Wellington to Friday evening in New York, so it remains open on US stock market holidays, although liquidity thins noticeably when US desks are empty. Cryptocurrency markets trade 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, holidays included.

US equity index futures on CME Globex, such as S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures, typically open for a shortened overnight session on US holidays before halting early, usually around 1:00pm ET. This means futures can still react to overseas news while the cash market is shut, and the futures price at the holiday halt is often the first clue to how stocks will open the next day.

What Market Holidays Mean for Investors

Orders placed while the market is closed do not execute; they queue until the next regular session. A market order entered on Thanksgiving, for example, fills at Friday’s opening price, which may be very different from the last quote you saw. If prices matter to you, use limit orders around holidays.

Settlement is also delayed. US equities settle on a T+1 basis, meaning one business day after the trade. Holidays do not count as business days, so a sale executed on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 settles on Friday, November 27 rather than Thursday. Anyone timing a withdrawal or a transfer between brokers should build holiday gaps into their plans.

Half-days deserve particular caution. Volumes on the day after Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve are typically a fraction of normal levels, since many institutional desks run skeleton staff. Thin liquidity means wider bid-ask spreads and the potential for exaggerated price moves on modest order flow. Large trades are usually better left for a full session.

Finally, the official data calendar works around the holidays. US government statistical agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis do not release major reports on federal holidays, and scheduled releases that would land on one are moved. That is why the heaviest market-moving data weeks rarely coincide with holiday weeks, and why holiday-shortened weeks often feel quiet.

UK Stock Market Holidays 2026

For readers outside the US, the London Stock Exchange follows the English bank holiday calendar. The LSE is closed on 8 days in 2026 and closes early at 12:30pm London time on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Because Boxing Day falls on a Saturday in 2026, the substitute holiday is Monday, December 28.

Note that the US and UK markets are both open on several days when the other is shut. The LSE trades on Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Juneteenth, while the NYSE trades on Easter Monday and all the UK-specific bank holidays in May and August.

Related Economic Events

Holiday weeks reshape the economic calendar, so it helps to track the major recurring releases alongside the market schedule. The FOMC meeting schedule sets out the 8 dates each year when the Federal Reserve announces US interest rate decisions. The US CPI report is the monthly inflation reading that most directly shapes rate expectations. The US jobs report, released on the first Friday of most months, is the single biggest scheduled market mover and occasionally lands on Good Friday when the stock market is closed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the stock market open today, June 19, 2026?

No. Friday, June 19, 2026 is Juneteenth National Independence Day, a full market holiday. The NYSE, Nasdaq and US bond market are all closed, and there is no regular, pre-market or after-hours equity trading. Regular trading resumes on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 9:30am ET.

How many stock market holidays are there in 2026?

The NYSE and Nasdaq observe 10 full holidays in 2026: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day (observed July 3), Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are also 2 early-close days, November 27 and December 24, when trading ends at 1:00pm ET.

Is the stock market open on Black Friday?

Yes, but only for a half-day. On Friday, November 27, 2026, the day after Thanksgiving, the NYSE and Nasdaq open at 9:30am ET as usual and close early at 1:00pm ET. The bond market closes at 2:00pm ET. Volumes are typically among the lowest of the year.

Are markets open on Christmas Eve?

In 2026, yes: Thursday, December 24 is a shortened session ending at 1:00pm ET for stocks and 2:00pm ET for bonds. In 2027 the answer is no, because Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and the holiday is observed on Friday, December 24, 2027, making it a full closure.

Is the bond market open when the stock market is closed?

Occasionally. The clearest example is Good Friday: on April 3, 2026 the stock market is fully closed while SIFMA recommends the bond market trade until 12:00pm ET. The reverse is more common: the bond market closes for Columbus Day (October 12, 2026) and Veterans Day (November 11, 2026) while the NYSE and Nasdaq trade a full normal session.

Do futures trade on stock market holidays?

Partially. CME equity index futures, including S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts, usually run a shortened session on US holidays, opening with the normal Sunday or overnight schedule and halting early, typically around 1:00pm ET. Full trading resumes with the next regular session. Forex and cryptocurrency markets are unaffected by stock market holidays.