Stock market holidays 2023: is Wall Street closed for Presidents’ Day?

After a challenging year, the stock market started 2023 with cautious optimism. There is only one scheduled holiday in February that will give the new trading year a chance to really pick up speed. But after the President’s Day break on February 20th, there is no further market holiday until April.

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US stock and bond markets were closed on Monday, but Dow futures are trading as normal.

Check out this list of stock market holidays in 2023 to find out if the market is open on days like Good Friday, Remembrance Day, and others.

What are stock exchange holidays?

A so-called market holiday is any day outside of the weekend on which the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or the bond markets close for that day. Usually this holiday is something like Thanksgiving or Christmas.

On some public holidays or days close to them, equity markets remain open while bond markets remain closed or close early. Sometimes markets close for national days of mourning, as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq did in 2018 to honor the late President George HW Bush.

If a certain holiday happens to fall on a Saturday, the Friday before it usually becomes a stock market holiday. Likewise, if the public holiday falls on a Sunday, markets usually close on the following Monday.

Regular hours of business for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The markets are closed on weekends.

Full stock exchange holidays 2023

Below are the stock market holidays in 2023 when the NYSE, Nasdaq and bond markets are all fully closed:

• Monday, January 16 – Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Monday, February 20th – President’s Day
• Friday April 7 – Good Friday
• Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day
• Monday 19 June – 16 June
• Tuesday 4th July – Independence Day
• Monday, September 4th – Labor Day
• Thursday 23rd November – Thanksgiving Day
• Monday 25 December – Christmas Day

Below we list the partial store closures for 2023.

Is the stock exchange open on New Year’s Day 2023?

New Year 2023 falls on a Sunday. The exchange closes on Monday January 2nd to celebrate the holiday.

Is the stock exchange open on the Thursday before Good Friday?

The stock market has regular opening hours on April 6, the date on which Maundy Thursday falls in 2023. The bond markets close early at 2 p.m

Is the stock exchange open on the Friday before Memorial Day?

The exchange is open on the Friday before Memorial Day. But the bond markets close early, at 2 p.m

Is the stock exchange open on July 3rd?

It is. But bond markets closed at 2 p.m

Is the stock exchange open on Columbus Day?

Yes. The NYSE and Nasdaq are open on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, which lands Monday, October 9, 2023.

As for the bond markets? Closed that day.

Is the stock exchange open on Veterans Day?

Similarly, bond traders also have a day off in observance of Veterans Day. In 2023, Veterans Day is Saturday November 11th with bond markets closed on Friday November 10th. However, the NYSE and Nasdaq will have regular hours of operation.

… and Black Friday?

Stock markets close early on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Black Friday in 2022 lands on November 24th. The bond markets close early at 2 p.m

… The day before Christmas Eve?

Dec 23, 2023 takes place on Sunday. Therefore the markets remain closed.

Is the stock exchange open on New Year’s Eve?

New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday in 2023.

For 2023, bond markets close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday 29 December.

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