Is the stock market closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday?
Yahoo Finance • • business
Key Points:
- In 2026, the U.S. stock market (NYSE and Nasdaq) will observe 10 holidays, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Independence Day (observed), Thanksgiving, and Christmas, with two early closures on the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
- The bond market, operating from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, will close on all stock market holidays plus Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Veterans Day, and will have several early closures including the day before Good Friday and New Year’s Eve.
- The stock market’s regular trading hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday, with extended trading hours available but generally riskier due to lower volume and higher volatility.
- Certain holidays like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and Veterans Day (for stocks) do not close the stock market, although Veterans Day is observed by the bond market.
- Unlike traditional markets, cryptocurrency markets operate 24/7 year-round without holiday closures due to their decentralized nature.
