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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on National Day 2026? HKEX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong Stock Exchange are closed on Thursday\, October 1\, 2026 for National Day. \n\nNext holiday\nDay Following Chung Yeung Festival\, October 19\, 2026\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT\n\nFull schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nUpdated September 2\, 2026 \n\nThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is closed on Thursday\, October 1\, 2026 for National Day\, a public holiday marking the founding of the People’s Republic of China. No cash equities\, derivatives or bond trading takes place on the Hong Kong market that day. Orders entered on the holiday queue for the next open session\, and settlement clocks pause until trading resumes. For the full year-round calendar\, see the HKEX holiday schedule. \nWhich markets are closed on National Day 2026?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nHKEX equities (Hong Kong)\nClosed\nNo trading in Hong Kong-listed stocks\n\n\nHKEX derivatives and futures\nClosed\nStock and index futures and options do not trade\n\n\nHong Kong bond market\nClosed\nFollows the HKEX holiday calendar\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nUS markets do not observe Chinese National Day\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot a UK public holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot observed in continental Europe\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange\nOpen (regular hours)\nNot a Japanese public holiday\n\n\nShanghai and Shenzhen exchanges\nClosed\nMainland China also observes National Day\, typically for a longer Golden Week break\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 is a normal full trading day on HKEX\, with regular hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hong Kong time. The exchange reopens on Friday\, October 2\, 2026 for a normal full session\, unless further holidays fall in the same week under the mainland China Golden Week pattern\, in which case investors should check the official HKEX calendar for any additional closures. HKEX does not schedule an early close around this holiday. \nWhy do markets close for National Day?\nNational Day\, observed on October 1\, marks the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Hong Kong\, as a Special Administrative Region of China\, observes the day as a general public holiday\, and its stock exchange follows the government’s official holiday schedule rather than setting its own trading calendar. Financial centres typically close on major national holidays so that banks\, clearing houses and market infrastructure staff can also take the day off\, since a stock exchange cannot function properly without banking and settlement support running behind it. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Hong Kong-listed shares or exchange-traded funds through an international broker\, any order you place on October 1 sits in a queue and executes only once trading resumes on October 2. Settlement\, which in most markets completes a set number of business days after a trade\, is pushed back accordingly\, so anyone relying on sale proceeds landing in their account on a specific date should build in the delay. Dividend payments and options expiries scheduled for the holiday typically shift to the next business day. Currency markets\, including Hong Kong dollar trading\, generally continue to function through interbank channels even when the local exchange is shut\, and cryptocurrency markets trade continuously regardless of any stock exchange holiday. Pension funds and investment platforms with exposure to Hong Kong or China equities will simply reflect the pause in valuation until the market reopens. \nRemaining HKEX holidays in 2026\n\nOctober 19\, 2026: Day Following Chung Yeung Festival (closed)\nDecember 24\, 2026: Christmas Eve (half-day trading\, closes 12:00 pm)\nDecember 25\, 2026: Christmas Day (closed)\nDecember 31\, 2026: New Year’s Eve (half-day trading\, closes 12:00 pm)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the Hong Kong stock market open on October 1\, 2026?\nNo. HKEX is closed for National Day\, and trading resumes on Friday\, October 2\, 2026. \nIs the bond market open on National Day in Hong Kong?\nNo. The Hong Kong bond market follows the same holiday calendar as HKEX equities and is closed on October 1\, 2026. \nWhat time does HKEX close the day before the holiday?\nSeptember 30\, 2026 is a full regular session\, with HKEX closing at its normal time of 4:00 pm Hong Kong time. \nWhen is the next HKEX holiday after National Day 2026?\nThe next scheduled closure is the Day Following Chung Yeung Festival on October 19\, 2026. \nAre US and European markets open when HKEX is closed for National Day?\nYes. National Day is a Hong Kong and mainland China holiday only\, so the New York Stock Exchange\, Nasdaq\, London Stock Exchange and Euronext all trade on their normal schedules that day.
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