Is the Stock Market Open on New Year’s Day 2027? SIX Swiss Hours
January 1, 2027
Is the Stock Market Open on New Year’s Day 2027? SIX Swiss Hours
SIX Swiss Exchange are closed on Friday, for New Year's Day.
- Next holiday
- Good Friday, March 26, 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 Friday, January 1, 2027 for New Year’s Day. No equities, bonds or derivatives trade on the exchange that day, and orders placed on the holiday will simply queue for the next open session. Trading resumes at regular hours on the following business day. For the full year-ahead schedule, see the SIX Swiss Holidays calendar.
Because January 1 is a public holiday observed almost universally across global financial centres, this is one of the quietest days of the year for markets worldwide, not just in Switzerland.
Which markets are closed on New Year’s Day 2027?
| Market | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SIX Swiss Exchange (equities) | Closed | No cash equity trading; regular hours otherwise 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST |
| SIX Swiss Exchange (bonds) | Closed | Fixed income trading suspended alongside equities |
| SIX Structured Products and Derivatives | Closed | No new listings or trading activity |
| London Stock Exchange (LSE) | Closed | UK observes New Year’s Day as a bank holiday |
| Euronext (Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels) | Closed | Pan-European public holiday |
| Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) | Closed | Japan’s New Year holidays typically run into early January |
| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq | Closed | US markets also observe New Year’s Day |
| Cryptocurrency markets | Open (24/7) | Crypto exchanges do not close for public holidays |
Is the market open the day before and after?
December 31, 2026 (New Year’s Eve) is also a scheduled closure on the SIX Swiss calendar, so the last trading day before this holiday period falls earlier in December. The exchange reopens for regular trading hours, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST, on the first business day of January 2027. There is no early close either side of this holiday; SIX simply shuts the whole session on both December 31 and January 1.
Why do markets close for New Year’s Day?
New Year’s Day is a public holiday across almost every country with a developed financial market, marking the start of the calendar year. Exchanges close in line with national bank holiday conventions, and clearing houses and settlement systems pause processing to match, which is why the closure extends beyond the trading floor to bonds, derivatives and payment systems.
Switzerland, like most of Europe, treats January 1 as a statutory holiday, and SIX has observed it as a non-trading day for as long as the exchange has published a formal calendar.
What It Means for Your Money
If you place an order through a Swiss or European broker on January 1, it will simply sit in the queue and execute once trading resumes, at the price prevailing then rather than any price you might have expected on the holiday itself. Settlement of trades made in the final days of December may also be pushed back by a day, since settlement cycles (typically trade date plus one or two business days) count only business days. Dividend payments, options expiries and futures rollovers scheduled around this period can shift to the nearest open trading day. Bank transfers and salary payments processed through Swiss banks may also be delayed by a day if they fall on or immediately after the holiday. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected, since they trade around the clock every day of the year, including public holidays.
Remaining SIX Swiss holidays in 2027
- Good Friday, March 26, 2027 (closed)
- Easter Monday, March 29, 2027 (closed)
- Ascension Day, May 6, 2027 (closed)
- Whit Monday, May 17, 2027 (closed)
- Christmas Eve, December 24, 2027 (closed)
- New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2027 (closed)
The next scheduled closure after New Year’s Day 2027 is Good Friday, March 26, 2027.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the stock market open on New Year’s Day 2027?
No. The SIX Swiss Exchange, along with the NYSE, Nasdaq, LSE and most other major exchanges, is closed on January 1, 2027.
Is the bond market open on New Year’s Day?
No. Fixed income trading on SIX is suspended along with equities and derivatives for the full holiday.
What time does the SIX Swiss Exchange close before the holiday?
There is no early close ahead of New Year’s Day. The exchange trades regular hours, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm CET/CEST, on the last business day before the closure, then shuts entirely on December 31 and January 1.
When is the next SIX Swiss market holiday after New Year’s Day 2027?
The next scheduled closure is Good Friday, March 26, 2027.
Are Swiss banks open on New Year’s Day?
Most Swiss banks are closed for New Year’s Day, matching the exchange closure, though some digital-only banking services remain available.