Is the stock market open on Friday?

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Key Takeaways

  • The US stock exchange is closed on Good Friday.
  • The trading of bonds will cease at 2 p.m. Thursday and be paused until the following Monday.
  • On Memorial Day, stock and bond trading will be a major event.

This weekend, traders who are tired will be able to take some extra time off.

Good Friday is observed as a day of closure on the US stock exchange. According to their calendars, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Exchange (NASDAQ) will both be closed.

The bond market is also closed Friday—and it will close Thursday at 2 p.m. ET, according the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (a trade association for the industry). Normal trading hours will resume on Monday, the following day after Easter Sunday.

Memorial Day falls on Monday, 26 May, to kick-off the summer trading holiday with both stock and market closed.

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