Will American stock markets be closed on Memorial Day?
The holiday, celebrated annually on the last Monday of May, honors military personnel who died in the service of their country. It is one of 11 federal holidays, when federal, state, and local governments will be closed, as will courthouses and Social Security offices.
All national stock markets will be closed on Monday, with some even closing early on Friday.
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 8:30 a.m. CT 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?
The U.S. bond market, where investors can buy and sell debt securities, will close early, at 1 p.m. CT, 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 on Monday, except for Oslo.
Monday is also Whit Monday, also known as Pentecost Monday, a movable 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.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Are markets closed on Memorial Day? See 2026 holiday schedule
