The U.S. stock market and bond market are closed for us holiday today, Memorial Day, with trading set to reopen on Tuesday, May 26. The NYSE and Nasdaq each keep regular hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, but this holiday removes one full session from the calendar.
For investors, that means no regular-session orders will go through on the holiday itself. Extended trading hours remain available, but volume is lighter, prices can be more volatile, and orders may not execute fully.
NYSE and Nasdaq Hours
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time is the standard window for both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. Both exchanges are also closed on weekends, so the holiday pause simply extends the normal non-trading stretch into Monday.
10 holidays are on the 2026 schedule for the stock market, including two early closings. The first one listed is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, when both stock exchanges will close at 1 p.m. Eastern time on the day after Thanksgiving, also called Black Friday.
May 26 Reopening
Tuesday, May 26 is the date traders can return to the regular session after Memorial Day. That reopening restores the main cash market window for stocks and exchange-traded funds, while after-hours trading remains the backstop for anyone who needs to act sooner.
Friday, June 19 and Friday, July 3 are also on the 2026 holiday schedule for the NYSE and Nasdaq, along with Monday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Feb. 16. In 2027, the exchanges will observe Monday, Jan. 18, Monday, Feb. 15, Friday, June 18, and Monday, July 5.
After-Hours Risk
Trading outside the regular session is available, but the tradeoff is visible in the numbers: lighter volume, more volatile prices, and a greater chance that an order does not fill completely. For anyone trying to move quickly on a holiday, that is the practical constraint, not the calendar itself.
Memorial Day closes the main market window for one session, then sends traders back to regular hours on Tuesday, May 26.
