The stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. Est to 4:00 p.m. Est Monday thru Friday. On select holidays the stock market is closed, and on weekends, Saturday and Sunday.
Holidays the stock market is closed
- New Years Day, January 1st
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19th
- Washington’s Birthday February 16th
- Good Friday, April 3rd
- Memorial Day, May 25th
- Juneteenth, June 19th
- Independence Day observed, July 3rd
- Labor Day, September 7th
- Thanksgiving, November 26th
- Christmas, December 25th
Are there days the stock market closes early?
The day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27th, 2026 it will close at 1:00 p.m. Est. Thursday, December 24th, 2026, it will close at 1:00 p.m. Est, Christmas Eve.
Comparing other years
Over the last few years, it has been closed on the same holidays, but not all ways observed on the same day. Review the NYSE website for updates for the following years.
An article about 2024 holidays written by Collin Masters can show the other holidays.