US Stock Market Holiday, December 26: The US stock markets, including Nasdaq and NYSE, were closed for trading on December 25 due to Christmas. However, the stock markets will be open on Friday, December 26, for normal trading.
The US stock markets will be open on Friday despite President Donald Trump’s announcement that it will be a federal holiday.
What does Trump’s order say?
“All executive departments and agencies of the federal government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, and Friday, Dec. 26, 2025,” says the executive order.
However, the Wall Street is not taking any extra holidays.
US stock market holidays 2026
Here is a list of US stock market holidays in 2026, as per the official NYSE holiday calendar:
New Year’s Day — Thursday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Monday, January 18
Washington’s Birthday — Monday, February 15
Good Friday — Friday, March 26
Memorial Day — Monday, May 31
Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) — Friday, June 18
Independence Day (observed) — Monday, July 5
Labor Day — Monday, September 6
Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 25
Christmas Day — Friday, December 25.
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