Markets
The stock and bond markets alike will enjoy a day off for Good Friday and the beginning of Passover.Investors are about to embark on a three-day (or three-and-a-half-day) holiday weekend.
The stock market is closed on Friday, April 15, 2022 – Good Friday, as well as the start of Passover this year – ahead of the Easter Sunday holiday, which falls on April 17.
As a result, no major earnings are scheduled for Friday.
However, bond traders will enjoy not just a full Friday off, but also a partial trading day Thursday. The bond markets will shut down early, at 2 p.m., for Maundy Thursday.
Stock and bond trading resume at their normal hours on Monday, the day after Easter.
The following is a schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2022. Note that regular trading hours for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern on weekdays. The stock markets close at 1 p.m. on early-closure days; bond markets close early at 2 p.m.
2022 Market HolidaysDateHolidayNYSENasdaqBond Markets*Monday, Jan. 17Martin Luther King Jr. DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Feb. 21Presidents’ Day/Washington’s BirthdayClosedClosedClosedThursday, April 14Maundy ThursdayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Friday, April 15Good FridayClosedClosedClosedFriday, May 27Friday Before Memorial DayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, May 30Memorial DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, June 20Juneteenth National Independence Day (Observed)ClosedClosedClosedFriday, July 1Friday Before Independence DayOpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, July 4Independence DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Sept. 5Labor DayClosedClosedClosedMonday, Oct. 10Columbus DayOpenOpenClosedFriday, Nov. 11Veterans DayOpenOpenClosedThursday, Nov. 24Thanksgiving DayClosedClosedClosedFriday, Nov. 25Day After ThanksgivingEarly close
(1 p.m.)Early close
(1 p.m.)Early close
(2 p.m.)Friday, Dec. 23Christmas Eve (Observed)OpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)Monday, Dec. 26Christmas Day (Observed)ClosedClosedClosedFriday, Dec. 30New Year’s Eve (Observed)OpenOpenEarly close
(2 p.m.)* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
Market Holiday ObservationsWhen it comes to the stock and bond markets alike, if a holiday falls on a weekend, market closures are dictated by two rules:
If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the market will close on the preceding Friday.If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the market will close on the subsequent Monday.Stock and Bond Market HoursThe “core trading” stock market hours for the NYSE and Nasdaq are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. However, both exchanges offer premarket trading hours between 4 and 9:30 a.m., as well as late trading hours between 4 and 8 p.m.
Bond markets typically trade between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The stock markets close at 1 p.m. on early-closure days; bond markets close early at 2 p.m.