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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on New Year's Eve 2026? ASX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Australian Securities Exchange close early at 2:10 pm local on Thursday\, December 31\, 2026 for New Year's Eve (Early Close). \n\nNext holiday\nNew Year's Day\, January 1\, 2027\nRegular hours\n10:00 am to 4:00 pm AEST/AEDT (closing auction to ~4:12 pm)\n\nFull schedule and background: ASX Holidays. \nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\n← Previous ASX Holidays\nThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) holds a shortened trading session on Thursday\, December 31\, 2026 for New Year’s Eve. Instead of the usual close at 4:00 pm AEDT\, the market shuts early at 2:10 pm local time\, with the closing single price auction running through to roughly 4:12 pm. Orders placed after the early close queue for the next trading session\, and any trade executed on the day still settles on the standard cycle. Full schedule and background: ASX Holidays. \nBecause December 31\, 2026 falls on a Thursday\, this is a partial trading day rather than a full closure. The ASX reopens with regular hours the following session\, once the New Year’s Day holiday has passed. \nWhich markets are closed on New Year’s Eve 2026?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nASX cash equities\nEarly close (2:10 pm local)\nClosing single price auction runs to approximately 4:12 pm AEDT\n\n\nASX 24 (futures)\nCheck ASX 24 calendar\nFutures session hours often differ from cash market and can extend into the evening\n\n\nAustralian bond market (AOFM/ASX debt)\nEarly close\, aligned with cash equities\nFollows the same 2:10 pm early finish\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nUS markets do not observe an Australian holiday schedule\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nUK markets trade a normal session on December 31\, 2026\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen\, often shortened locally\nSome European venues run reduced hours on New Year’s Eve\, check local notices\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nClosed\nJapan observes a year-end market holiday around this date\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe trading day before\, Wednesday\, December 30\, 2026\, is a full regular session on the ASX with normal hours of 10:00 am to 4:00 pm AEDT. The early close applies only to December 31. The next trading day after New Year’s Eve depends on how New Year’s Day\, January 1\, 2027 falls in the calendar\, since the ASX is closed for that public holiday and any weekend adjustment that follows it. \nWhy do markets close early for New Year’s Eve?\nExchanges around the world routinely shorten trading on the last session of the calendar year. Lower staffing\, reduced institutional activity and year-end administrative work such as fund valuations and index rebalancing all make a full session impractical. The ASX has followed this pattern for New Year’s Eve alongside its other seasonal early close on Christmas Eve. \nThe early finish also gives back-office teams extra time to complete year-end settlement and reporting before the new calendar year begins\, which matters for funds and brokers that must finalise annual statements. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you place an order on the ASX after 2:10 pm on December 31\, 2026\, it will not execute until the market reopens. Settlement of any trade completed that day follows the normal T+2 cycle used in Australia\, so the shortened hours do not change how quickly your shares or cash arrive. Superannuation funds and managed funds often use the year-end close to finalise unit prices\, which can affect the value shown on your pension or investment statement around this date. Retail banks in Australia generally operate on their usual hours on December 31\, though some branches may close earlier\, so check before relying on in-person banking. If you hold or trade cryptocurrency\, remember that those markets run 24 hours a day and are unaffected by exchange holidays. \nRemaining ASX Holidays in 2026\nDecember 31\, 2026 (early close) is the final trading-hours adjustment of the year on the ASX calendar referenced here. For the full list of 2026 closures and early closes\, see ASX Holidays. \nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the ASX open on New Year’s Eve 2026?\nYes\, but only for a shortened session. The ASX closes early at 2:10 pm local time instead of the usual 4:00 pm. \nIs the bond market open on New Year’s Eve 2026?\nThe Australian bond market linked to ASX trading generally follows the same early close as the cash equities market. \nWhat time does the ASX close on December 31\, 2026?\nTrading ends with a closing single price auction that runs to approximately 4:12 pm AEDT\, following an early cash market close at 2:10 pm. \nWhen is the next ASX market holiday after this?\nThe next scheduled closure is New Year’s Day\, January 1\, 2027. \nAre Australian banks open on New Year’s Eve?\nMost retail banks operate on regular or slightly reduced hours on December 31\, but it is worth checking with your specific branch or bank. \n← Previous ASX Holidays
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