Stock Market Holidays 2023: Is Wall Street Closed For The Fourth Of July? What About July 3?

The Nasdaq is showing some promise in the middle of 2023 after a slow start. The S&P 500 has reached 52-week highs while the Dow Jones remains below its best levels for the year.

The U.S. bond and stock markets will also close early on July 3rd.

The financial markets will be shut down on Tuesday, July 4 in honor of Independence Day.

Check out this list of holidays for the stock market in 2023. You'll find out if it will be open during days such as Presidents' Day, Veterans Day and more.

What are stock market holidays?

Market holidays are any day that is not a weekend when the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq closes for the day. This holiday usually falls around Thanksgiving or Christmas.

The stock market may remain open on certain holidays or the days near them, but the bond market will close or stay closed. The markets may close on national mourning days, such as when the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq honored the late President George H.W. Bush died in 2018.

The Friday preceding a holiday that falls on a Saturday is usually a holiday for the stock market. If the holiday falls on a weekend, the markets will close the Monday following.

The regular hours of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq are from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. ET Monday through Friday. Weekends are market-free.

Enjoy a full stock market holiday in 2023

Here are the holidays for the stock markets in 2023, when the NYSE and Nasdaq are closed.

Monday, December 25 -- Christmas Day

Here's a list of the partial market closings in 2023.

Is the stock market open on New Year's Day in 2023?

New Year's Day in 2023 will fall on a Sunday. Stock markets will be closed on Monday, January 2 in observance of the holiday.

What time is the stock market open on Thursday before Good Friday?

On April 6, 2023, the day of Maundy's Thursday, the stock exchange will be open as usual. The bond markets close at 2 pm.

What time is the stock market open on Memorial Day Friday?

Stock markets are open the Friday before Memorial Day. The bond market closes early at 2 pm.

What time does the stock market open on July 3?

The bond markets will close at 2 pm.

What time does the stock market open on Columbus Day?

Yes.

What about the bond market? Closed on that day.

What time does the stock market open on Veterans Day?

Bond traders are also given a day of rest to celebrate Veterans Day. Veterans Day in 2023 is on Saturday, November 11, and bond markets will be closed Friday, November 10. The NYSE and Nasdaq, however, will be open as usual.

Black Friday and...

Stock markets close early at 1 pm. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving. In 2022, Black Friday will be on November 24. Bond markets close early at 2 pm.

The day before Christmas Eve?

In 2023, December 23 falls on a Sunday. The markets will therefore be closed.

In 2023, New Year's Eve will fall on a Sunday.

The bond market will close early on Friday, December 29 at 2 pm.