Is the Stock Market Open for Christmas Eve in 2021? – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Normally, Christmas Eve is a glass-half-full (or glass-half empty, depending on your perspective) situation for investors: The stock market typically takes a half-day on Dec. 24.
But in 2021, the stock market will be closed for all of Christmas Eve in observance of the Christmas Day holiday, which falls on Saturday this year.
And most of us can cast an envious eye on bond traders, who will get even more time off for yuletide merriment. That’s because the bond market will not only be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, but it also will shut down early on Thursday, Dec. 23, closing at 2 p.m. ET.
The following is a schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2020. Please 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.
2021 Market Holidays
| Date | Holiday | NYSE | Nasdaq | Bond Markets* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, Jan. 1 | New Year’s Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Feb. 15 | Presidents’ Day/Washington’s Birthday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, April 2 | Good Friday | Closed | Closed | Early close (Noon) |
| Friday, May 28 | Friday Before Memorial Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday, July 2 | Friday Before Independence Day | Open | Open | Early close (2 p.m.) |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day (Observed) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Sept. 6 | Labor Day | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Columbus Day | Open | Open | <…….
Source: https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/603969/is-the-stock-market-open-christmas-eve-2021 |