The stock market and the bond market both close early on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, the day before the Fourth of July holiday. The stock market closes early at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, and the bond market closes early at 2 p.m. ET. The stock market and the bond market are both closed on Wednesday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. All markets re-open and resume regular trading hours on Thursday, July 5.
Here is a complete schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2018. Please note that regular trading hours for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET on weekdays. The stock markets close at 1 p.m. on early-closure days; bond markets close early at 2 p.m.
2018 Market Holidays
DateHolidayNYSENasdaqBond Markets
| Jan. 1 | New Year’s Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Feb. 19 | Presidents Day/Washington’s Birthday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| March 29 | Maundy Thursday | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| March 30 | Good Friday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| May 25 | Friday Before Memorial Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| May 28 | Memorial Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| July 3 | Day Before Independence Day | Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (2 p.m.) |
| July 4 | Independence Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Sept. 3 | Labor Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Oct. 8 | Columbus Day | Open | Open | Closed |
| Nov. 12 | Veterans Day (Observed) | Open | Open | Open |
| Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Nov. 23 | Day Before Thanksgiving | Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early Close (2 p.m.) |
| Dec. 24 | Christmas Eve | Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early close (1 p.m.) |
Early Close (2 p.m.) |
| Dec. 25 | Christmas Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Dec. 31 | New Year’s Eve | Open | Open | Early Close (2 p.m.) |
Holiday observations
When a holiday falls on a weekend, market closures are dictated by two rules:
- If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the market will close on the preceding Friday.
- If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the market will close on the subsequent Monday.
This article provided by NewsEdge.
