Trading in equities will resume on Tuesday, May 26, with normal market hours. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) had recommended that bond markets close early at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 22, ahead of the holiday weekend.
Memorial Day is one of the regularly scheduled holidays observed by major U.S. exchanges each year. Along with Memorial Day, U.S. stock markets remain closed on holidays such as Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Good Friday.
According to the official 2026 trading calendars published by the NYSE and Nasdaq, markets will also observe closures later this year for Juneteenth on June 19 and Independence Day on July 3, which will be observed as a market holiday because July 4 falls on a Saturday in 2026.
While stock trading will halt for the holiday, investors are preparing for a busy week once markets reopen, with several corporate earnings releases and economic data points expected to shape sentiment. Market participants are also closely tracking inflation trends, Treasury yields, and geopolitical developments that have recently contributed to heightened volatility across global financial markets.
Ahead of the holiday break, U.S. stocks ended Friday on a strong note, extending Wall Street’s recent rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 294 points, or 0.6%, to close at a record 50,579.70. The S&P 500 gained 0.4% to finish at 7,473.47, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.2% to 26,343.97. The benchmark S&P 500 also recorded its eighth straight week of gains as easing Treasury yields and optimism around geopolitical developments boosted investor sentiment.