Financial markets are closing Jan. 1 in observance of the new year.
The New York Stock Exchange will operate normal hours Dec. 31 — from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET and close the following day. Bond markets will close at 2 p.m. Dec. 31. Markets will reopen Jan. 2 for normal business hours.
Earlier this year, markets closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas, in observance of the holidays.
Here’s what to know:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tracks America’s biggest and most established publicly owned blue-chip companies on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
According to Investopedia, the Dow Jones is named after Charles Dow, who created the index in 1896 with his business partner, Edward Jones. The mix of stocks tracked has changed over the years.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is a weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S.
It’s not an exact list of the top 500 U.S. companies, but is regarded as one of the best gauges of the stock market overall, Investopedia says.
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) is an electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities. Most of the world tech giants are listed on the NASDAQ, according to Investopedia.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is “capitalism at its best, the belief that the free and fair markets offer every individual the chance to benefit from success,” the public entity says on its website.
Dating back to 1792, its the largest stock exchange in the world, based on total market capitalization of its listed securities.
Markets will close for the following holidays in 2026 (or close early as noted):
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New Year’s Day: Jan. 1
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 19
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Washington’s Birthday: Feb. 16
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Good Friday: April 3
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Memorial Day: May 25
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Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19
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Independence Day: July 3 (Independence Day observed)
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Labor Day: Sept. 7
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Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, also closing at 1 p.m. Nov. 27
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Christmas Eve: Closing at 1 p.m.
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Christmas Day: Dec. 25
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.
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