Is the stock market open tomorrow for the Fourth of July?
The U.S. stock market is not open tomorrow, Saturday, July 4, 2026. The NYSE and Nasdaq are fully closed today, Friday, July 3—not on an early-close schedule—because Independence Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on the preceding Friday. Regular trading resumes Monday, July 6, after the market closed July for the Independence Day weekend.
Investors heading into the holiday kept asking one question: open, closed, or half-day? Yahoo Finance, the Wall Street Journal, and Seeking Alpha all describe the same outcome—Wall Street shuts down for all of Friday rather than running a shortened session on the observed holiday.
Key Takeaways
- The NYSE and Nasdaq are fully closed on Friday, July 3, 2026; there is no early close that day.
- Independence Day falls on Saturday, July 4, so exchanges observe the holiday on the preceding Friday.
- Thursday, July 2 was the last trading window, with stock exchanges ending at 1 p.m. ET and bond markets at 2 p.m. ET.
- U.S. bond markets are also shut on July 3, following SIFMA guidance cited by Yahoo Finance.
- Regular stock trading resumes Monday, July 6, at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Why is the market closed on Friday instead of Saturday?
When a federal holiday lands on a Saturday, the NYSE and Nasdaq close on the nearest weekday—the Friday before, Yahoo Finance reports. Seeking Alpha states the same rule: if Independence Day falls on a Saturday, the stock market closes on the preceding Friday. Saturday is already a non-trading day, so equities stay dark through the weekend.
Did stocks close early on Thursday before the holiday?
Yahoo Finance notes that U.S. stock exchanges shut at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 2, 2026—the day before Independence Day. That shortened session was the last chance for a normal trading window before the break. Bond markets followed a separate timetable, with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommending a 2 p.m. ET early close on Thursday and a full closure on Friday.
When does trading resume after the Fourth of July?
Both the NYSE and Nasdaq reopen Monday, July 6, at standard hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, according to Yahoo Finance. The Wall Street Journal's holiday coverage aligns with that schedule for investors tracking major indexes after a busy economic week. Seeking Alpha also flags the full Friday pause for holders of broad ETFs such as SPY.
What should investors plan for next?
The closure gives traders a three-day break before markets reopen. For readers following how technology is reshaping finance in our Future Tech & AI Wonders section, the pause is a useful checkpoint. Full holiday rules and reopen dates are posted on the Yahoo Finance holiday schedule. The next scheduled U.S. stock market closure in 2026 is Labor Day, Monday, September 7.