Is the Stock Market Open on Autumnal Equinox Day 2026? TSE/JPX Hours
September 23
Is the Stock Market Open on Autumnal Equinox Day 2026? TSE/JPX Hours
Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX) are closed on Wednesday, for Autumnal Equinox Day.
- Next holiday
- Sports Day, October 12, 2026
- Regular hours
- 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to …
Full schedule and background: TSE/JPX Holidays.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX) is closed on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 for Autumnal Equinox Day, a Japanese national holiday marking the September equinox. No cash equity trading takes place on the TSE that day, and orders entered on the holiday will simply queue for the next open session. Full schedule and background: TSE/JPX Holidays.
This closure sits inside an unusually quiet stretch for Tokyo. Respect for the Aged Day fell on Monday, September 21, 2026, and a “bridge holiday” (a working day sandwiched between two public holidays that is also given as a rest day under Japanese law) followed on Tuesday, September 22. Combined with the Wednesday equinox holiday, Tokyo has three consecutive non-trading days before the market reopens.
Which markets are closed on Autumnal Equinox Day 2026?
| Market | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Stock Exchange (cash equities) | Closed | National holiday under Japan’s Act on National Holidays |
| Osaka Exchange (OSE) derivatives, regular session | Closed | Standard trading halted for the holiday |
| OSE/TOCOM holiday trading (Nikkei 225 futures, commodity futures) | Open (holiday trading session) | JPX runs a limited holiday derivatives session on eligible non-business days, according to the Japan Exchange Group |
| New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq | Open (regular hours) | Not a US holiday |
| London Stock Exchange (LSE) | Open (regular hours) | Not a UK holiday |
| Euronext | Open (regular hours) | Not observed in continental Europe |
| US Treasury and SIFMA bond market | Open (regular hours) | No US holiday recommendation applies |
Is the market open the day before and after?
The last trading day before the closure is Friday, September 18, 2026, since the weekend, Respect for the Aged Day and the bridge holiday remove September 19 to 22 from the calendar. Trading resumes on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at the normal opening time. The TSE does not use early closes: every listed holiday is a full-day closure, and September 23 is no exception. Regular hours on trading days are 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Japan Standard Time (JST), which is a lunch break built into the Tokyo session.
Why do markets close for Autumnal Equinox Day?
Autumnal Equinox Day (Shūbun no Hi) has been a public holiday in Japan since 1948 and marks the point when day and night are roughly equal length. It grew out of an earlier imperial ancestral rite and is now a secular holiday when many people visit family graves and shrines. Because the exact date depends on astronomical calculations, the government does not officially confirm it until the February before, though the date is predictable years in advance.
Japanese exchanges close for all national holidays rather than running with reduced staff, unlike the partial “early close” convention used in the United States around some holidays.
What It Means for Your Money
If you hold Japanese shares, ETFs tracking the Nikkei 225 or TOPIX, or yen-denominated assets through a broker, any order placed on September 23 will simply sit until the market reopens on September 24; nothing executes overnight. Settlement of trades already made before the holiday follows Japan’s standard T+2 cycle (trade date plus two business days), so the closure can push settlement dates back slightly. Dividend record dates and options expiry tied to the TSE calendar are adjusted around holidays by the exchange, so check the specific instrument if timing matters. Currency markets, including USD/JPY, keep trading through the Tokyo holiday via other financial centres, though liquidity in the yen can thin noticeably during Japanese public holidays. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected, since they trade continuously, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. UK and European investors with Japan exposure through funds will simply see no new Tokyo pricing that day, and the fund’s net asset value calculation may use the prior close.
Remaining TSE/JPX holidays in 2026
- Sports Day, October 12, 2026 (closed)
- Culture Day, November 3, 2026 (closed)
- Labor Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2026 (closed)
- New Year’s Eve (Market Holiday), December 31, 2026 (closed)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the stock market open on Autumnal Equinox Day 2026?
No. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 for the national holiday.
Is the bond market open in Japan on this day?
Japanese government bond cash trading follows the exchange holiday schedule and is closed, though this does not affect the separately operated US Treasury or SIFMA bond markets, which trade as normal since it is not a US holiday.
What time does the Tokyo market normally close?
On regular trading days the TSE closes at 3:30 pm Japan Standard Time, with a lunch break from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
When is the next TSE/JPX market holiday after this one?
The next scheduled closure is Sports Day on October 12, 2026.
Are Japanese banks open on Autumnal Equinox Day?
No. Japanese banks follow the same national holiday calendar as the stock exchange and are closed on September 23, 2026.