Memorial Day isn’t until Monday, May 25. Will stocks close early on Friday?
Memorial Day, when Americans honor their fallen warriors, is one of 11 federal holidays. Federal, state, and local governments will be closed, as will courthouses and Social Security offices.
Stock markets will also be closed on Monday. Here’s what to know about the schedules before and after.
Will the stock market close early on Friday? What about NASDAQ?
No. The New York Stock Exchange will be open for regular trading hours on Friday, May 22. It will reopen again at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 26.
NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE National, and NYSE Texas late trading sessions also will operate normal hours on Friday before closing on Monday. So will Nasdaq.
After Monday, the stock market schedule will be business as usual until the markets close again on Friday, June 16, for Juneteenth National Independence Day.
Is the U.S. bond market open on Memorial Day?
However, the U.S. bond market, where investors can buy and sell debt securities, will close early, at 2 p.m. EDT, on Friday, May 22, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
The bond market will reopen at normal hours on Tuesday.
Is over-the-counter trading open on Memorial Day?
Over-the-counter trading, which is done without an exchange, will be closed on Monday, May 25.
Are international markets open on Memorial Day?
May 25 is a Spring Bank holiday for the London Stock Exchange, and trading will be closed, although off-book trade reporting will continue. Most trading in EuroNext will be open Monday, except for Oslo.
Monday is also Whit Monday, also known as Pentecost Monday, a moving Christian holiday that falls after Pentecost.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange will be open normal trading hours both Friday and Monday.
C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.