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Is the Stock Market Open Today?

Use this calendar to keep up with all the 2024 stock market holidays.

New York Stock Exchange artwork

Even Wall Street takes days off.

The regular schedule for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq is Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time with weekends off. There are also certain closures for stock market holidays. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed the following Monday.

Your personal holiday calendar may look a bit different from Wall Street’s. Use this calendar to keep up with the stock market’s days off and find the answers to the most common questions about the stock market holidays, like:

  • Is the stock market open on July 3?
  • Do the bond markets close on holidays?
  • When does the stock market close early?

What Are the Stock Market Holidays for 2024?

The NYSE, Nasdaq, and bond markets will be closed on:

Holiday
Date
New Year’s DayMonday, Jan. 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, Jan. 15
Washington’s BirthdayMonday, Feb. 19
Good FridayFriday, March 29
Memorial DayMonday, May 27
Juneteenth National Independence DayWednesday, June 19
Independence DayThursday, July 4
Labor DayMonday, Sept. 2
Thanksgiving DayThursday, Nov. 28
Christmas DayWednesday, Dec. 25

When Does the Stock Market Close Early?

The stock market closes early at 1 p.m. Eastern time on these days:

  • Wednesday, July 3, 2024*
  • Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 (the day after Thanksgiving)*
  • Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024*

*Bond markets close at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Are There Holidays When the Stock Market Is Still Open?

Although the stock market holds regular hours on these days, the bond markets will close early at 2 p.m. Eastern time:

  • Maundy Thursday (Thursday before Good Friday)
  • The Friday before Memorial Day
  • New Year’s Eve

And on these holidays, the bond markets are closed while the stock markets are still open:

  • Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Veterans Day

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Hodorowicz holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Eastern Illinois University.

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