Is the Stock Market Open on New Year’s Eve 2026? SIX Swiss Hours
December 31
Is the Stock Market Open on New Year’s Eve 2026? SIX Swiss Hours
SIX Swiss Exchange are closed on Thursday, for New Year's Eve.
- Next holiday
- New Year's Day, January 1, 2027
- Regular hours
- 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST
Full schedule and background: SIX Swiss Holidays.
Updated
The SIX Swiss Exchange is closed on Thursday, December 31, 2026 for New Year’s Eve. No equities, bonds or derivatives trade on the Swiss market that day. Orders entered on the holiday will simply queue and be released when trading resumes on Friday, January 1, 2027, except that January 1 is itself a public holiday (New Year’s Day), so the next live session is actually the following business day. For the full year-round schedule, see the SIX Swiss holiday calendar.
Because New Year’s Eve falls in the final days of the calendar year, it also marks the last trading session cut-off for some year-end reporting and index rebalancing work at Swiss-listed firms, though this varies by company and is not itself dictated by the exchange closure.
Which markets are closed on New Year’s Eve 2026?
| Market | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SIX Swiss Exchange (equities) | Closed | Full-day closure for New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2026 |
| SIX Swiss bonds | Closed | Fixed income trading follows the equity market calendar |
| SIX Swiss derivatives | Closed | Options and futures on Swiss underlyings do not trade |
| London Stock Exchange (LSE) | Open (regular hours) | The UK does not observe New Year’s Eve as a market holiday |
| Euronext (Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels) | Closed early or open, check local notice | Some Euronext venues shorten trading on December 31; confirm via the Euronext calendar |
| New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq | Open (regular hours) | The US market treats December 31 as a normal trading day unless it falls on a weekend |
| Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) | Closed | Japan observes an extended year-end closure through the New Year period |
Always confirm early closes or partial-day arrangements directly with the relevant exchange, since some venues in continental Europe shorten hours rather than close fully on New Year’s Eve.
Is the market open the day before and after?
Wednesday, December 30, 2026 is a normal full trading day on SIX Swiss, with regular hours of 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST. The exchange is then closed on Thursday, December 31, 2026 for New Year’s Eve and closed again on Friday, January 1, 2027 for New Year’s Day. Trading resumes on the next business day after January 1. There is no scheduled early close for SIX Swiss ahead of the holiday; the exchange simply does not open at all on the day itself.
Why do markets close for New Year’s Eve?
Exchanges close on New Year’s Eve largely as a practical matter: back-office and settlement teams need time to complete year-end reconciliation, and many market participants take the final working day of the year as leave. Closing the exchange avoids thin trading volumes and reduces operational risk during a period when staffing across banks and brokers is typically reduced.
The tradition of a year-end market pause is common across many European exchanges, reflecting both cultural custom and the practical need to finalise annual accounts before markets reopen for the new trading year.
What It Means for Your Money
If you place an order with a Swiss broker on December 31, 2026, it will not execute until the market next opens, since the exchange itself is shut. Trades already executed before the holiday still settle according to the standard settlement cycle (typically T+2 for Swiss equities), so a trade done on December 30 will settle slightly later than usual once the holiday and weekend are accounted for. Dividend payment dates and options expiry dates that would otherwise fall on December 31 are shifted to the nearest business day. Swiss banks generally remain open for basic transactions on New Year’s Eve, though some may close early, so check with your own bank if you need a same-day transfer. Payroll runs scheduled near year-end can also be affected, so employees paid via Swiss banking rails should check processing dates with their employer. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected and continue trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since they are not tied to any exchange’s holiday calendar.
Remaining SIX Swiss holidays in 2026
No further SIX Swiss Exchange holidays remain after New Year’s Eve for the 2026 calendar year. The next scheduled closure is New Year’s Day, January 1, 2027, marking the start of the following year’s holiday schedule. Investors and traders planning ahead should check the SIX Swiss holiday calendar once the 2027 schedule is published in full.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the stock market open on New Year’s Eve 2026?
No. The SIX Swiss Exchange is closed on Thursday, December 31, 2026 for New Year’s Eve.
Is the bond market open on New Year’s Eve 2026?
No. Swiss fixed income trading on SIX follows the same closure as the equity market on December 31, 2026.
What time does the Swiss market close before the holiday?
On the prior trading day, Wednesday, December 30, 2026, SIX Swiss trades its regular hours of 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST with no early close scheduled.
When is the next market holiday after New Year’s Eve?
The next SIX Swiss holiday is New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, 2027.
Are Swiss banks open on New Year’s Eve?
Most Swiss banks remain open on December 31, though some branches may close early; customers needing time-sensitive transfers should confirm hours with their own bank in advance.