Stock market holidays are non-weekend business days when the two major US stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq, are closed for the day. These holidays generally follow federal holiday schedules closely, as they are usually major holidays like Christmas and Independence Day.
Normal business hours for both exchanges are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Markets do not operate on weekends.
Sometimes, if a public holiday falls on a weekend, stock markets will close on the Friday before the public holiday, as is often the case with Good Friday and Easter.
When does the stock market close?
Below is the calendar of 2022 stock market holidays when the NYSE, Nasdaq, and bond markets are closed:
- Monday, January 17, 2022 – Martin Luther King Jr Day
- Monday, February 21, 2022 – President’s Day
- Friday, April 15, 2022 – Good Friday
- Monday, May 30, 2022 – Remembrance Day
- Monday, June 20, 2022 — Observance of June 19, June 19, 2022 falling on a Sunday
- Monday, July 4, 2022 – Independence Day
- Monday, September 5, 2022 – Labor Day
- Thursday, November 24, 2022 – Thanksgiving
- Monday, December 26, 2022 — Celebration of Christmas Day, which takes place on Sunday, December 25, 2022.
Additional Bond Market Holidays
- October 10, 2022 — Columbus Day
- November 11, 2022 — veterans day
The Securities and Financial Markets Industry (SIFMA) provides this calendar of public holidays as a recommendation for bond markets and is subject to change. (Here is also a list of days when banks are closed for the holidays.)
Early closings
The exchange generally follows its holiday schedule without any additional early closings except for Independence Day Eve (falls on a Sunday in 2022), Black Friday and Christmas Eve (falls on a Saturday in 2022 ), when the Nasdaq and NYSE close at 1 p.m. ET.
- November 25, 2022 — Day after Thanksgiving
Early bond market closures
Bond markets, however, have early and additional closes throughout the year. Bond markets close early, at 2 p.m. ET, on the following days:
- April 14, 2022 — Holy Thursday
- May 27, 2022 — Friday before Memorial Day
- July 1, 2022 — Friday before July 4
- November 25, 2022 — Day after Thanksgiving
- December 23, 2022 — Christmas Eve
- December 30, 2022 — New Year’s Eve
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