Stock market holidays are business days outside of the weekend when the two major U.S. stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq, are closed for the day. These days often closely follow federal holiday schedules and include major holidays such as Memorial Day and Thanksgiving.
Regular hours for both fairs are Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET. There are no markets on weekends.
Sometimes, if a holiday falls on a weekend, the stock markets close on the Friday before the holiday, as is often the case on Good Friday and Easter. Other times a holiday is celebrated on a Monday after it occurs.
Now that the summer holidays are here, check out the updated holiday calendar for the stock and bond markets.
Market Holiday 2024: When is the stock market closed?
Below is the schedule for the 2024 stock market holidays, when the NYSE, Nasdaq and bond markets will be closed:
- Monday January 1, 2024 — New Year’s Day
- Monday January 15, 2024 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, February 19, 2024 — Presidents’ Day
- Friday March 29, 2024 — Good Friday
- Monday, May 27, 2024 — Memorial Day
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024 — Juneteen National Independence Day
- Thursday, July 4, 2024 — independence Day
- Monday, September 2, 2024 — Labour Day
- Thursday, November 28, 2024 — Thanksgiving
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 — Christmas Day
Additional holidays on the bond market
- Monday, October 14, 2024 — Columbus day
- Monday November 11, 2024 — Veterans Day
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets (SIFMA) offers this holiday schedule as a recommendation for the bond markets and is subject to change. (Here is also a list of days when banks are closed during the holidays.)
Early closing of the stock markets
The stock market generally follows its holiday schedule with no further early closings, with the exception of the day before Independence Day, Black Friday and Christmas Eve, when the Nasdaq and NYSE close at 1:00 PM ET.
- July 3, 2024 — The day before Independence Day
- November 29, 2024 — Day after Thanksgiving
- December 24, 2024 — Christmas Eve
Early closing of the bond market
However, bond markets experience some early and additional closures throughout the year. Bond markets close early at 2:00 PM ET on the following days:
- March 28, 2024 — The day before Good Friday
- May 24, 2024 — Friday before Memorial Day
- July 3, 2024 — The day before Independence Day
- November 29, 2024 — Day after Thanksgiving
- December 24, 2024 — Christmas Eve
- December 31, 2024 — New Year’s Eve
