There is a lot to take in on the Buy Shares In website, from stock market info, to investment guides, reviews and more. One of the things that generates a lot of interest is the information on stock market holidays, which you can find listed on many stock exchange pages.
For instance, if you pay a visit to our page on the New York Stock Exchange, then you can find out what the NYSE trading hours are, and you can also learn when NYSE holidays are for the current year and in general. The same applies to the London Stock Exchange and to many other major exchanges.
In this article, however, we’ve made it even easier by grouping all stock market holidays into one page. On this guide we’ll answer the following and more:
- When are Stock Market Holidays in the UK?
- When are Stock Market Holidays in the US?
- When are Stock Market Holidays in Japan?
- When are Stock Market Holidays in Germany?
- When are Stock Market Holidays in China?
- What are the Stock Market Holidays in 2017?
- What are the Stock Market Holidays in 2018?
We’ll try to break them down for you so we can cover a little more info, which will ensue you don’t need to hunt down those individual pages. Rather than focus on the individual stock exchanges, we have simply listed the holidays for the countries in which those exchanges can be found. That’s because exchanges shut on national holidays, and a stock market holiday for the NASDAQ is also a holiday for the NYSE, and so on.
Stock Market Holidays in the US: 2017
The following US stock market holiday hours apply throughout 2017. These are followed by holiday hours for 2018. If you want to learn more about trading hours, indices and more relating to both the NASDAQ and the NYSE, then simply visit the corresponding pages here on the Buy Shares In website. Whenever you see those words hyperlinked, and whenever you see anything else hyperlinked, it means it points to another page within this site where you can learn more.
- New Year’s Day: January 2nd, 2017
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan 16th, 2017
- Washington’s Birthday (Also known as Presidents’ Day): February 20th, 2017
- Good Friday: April 14th , 2017
- Memorial Day: May 29th, 2017
- Independence Day: July 4th, 2017
- Labor Day: September 4th, 2017
- Thanksgiving Day: November 23rd, 2017
- Christmas Day: December 25th, 2017
US Stock Market Early Closings 2017
On November 23rd, which is the day after Thanksgiving, the markets will close at 1:00pm Eastern Time. This is Black Friday, which itself has become somewhat of a national holiday in the United States.
Stock Market Holidays in the US: 2018
- New Year’s Day: January 1st, 2018
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan 15th, 2018
- Washington’s Birthday (Also known as Presidents’ Day): February 19th, 2018
- Memorial Day: May 28th, 2018
- Independence Day: July 4th, 2018
- Labor Day: September 3rd, 2018
- Thanksgiving Day: November 22nd, 2018
- Christmas Day: December 25th, 2018
US Stock Market Early Closings 2017
As above, the markets also close at 1:00pm Eastern Time on the day after Thanksgiving, which is also known as “Black Friday”.
Stock Market Holidays in the UK: 2017
The only UK stock market is the London Stock Exchange. These are the holiday hours in 2017 for the LSE, following by the holiday hours in 2018. To see when the regular trading hours are for this exchange, and to learn about the indices that it lists, the companies that are on it and much more, then simply visit the links.
- New Year’s Day: January 2nd, 2017
- Good Friday: April 14th , 2017
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday): April 17th , 2017
- May Day: May 1st, 2017
- Spring Bank Holiday: May 29th, 2017
- Summer Bank Holiday: August 28th, 2017
- Christmas Bank Holiday: December 22nd, 2017
- Christmas Day: December 25th, 2017
- Boxing Day: December 26th, 2017
- New Year’s Eve: December 29th, 2017
Stock Market Holidays in the UK: 2018
There are a few big changes every year in regards to LSE holidays. The main of these is the Easter holidays, which can range by several weeks each year and have a knock-on effect that changes all other holidays around them.
- New Year’s Day: January 1st, 2018
- Good Friday: March 30th, 2018
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday): April 2nd, 2018
- May Day: May 7th, 2018
- Spring Bank Holiday: May 29th, 2018
- Summer Bank Holiday: August 27th, 2018
- Christmas Day: December 25th, 2018
- Boxing Day: December 26th, 2018
Stock Market Holidays in Japan: 2017
The main market in Japan is the Tokyo Stock Exchange. These are the holiday hours in 2017 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. To see more about the Japan stock markets and the TSE or JPX in particular, simply visit the linked pages.
- January 2nd, 2017
- January 3rd, 2017
- January 9th, 2017
- March 20th , 2017
- May 3rd, 2017
- May 4th, 2017
- May 5th, 2017
- July 17th, 2017
- August 11th, 2017
- September 18th, 2017
- October 9th, 2017
- November 3rd, 2017
- November 23rd, 2017
Stock Market Holidays in Japan: 2018
- January 1st, 2018
- January 2nd, 2018
- January 3rd, 2018
- January 8th, 2018
- February 12th, 2018
- March 21st, 2018
- April 30th, 2018
- May 3rd, 2018
- May 4th, 2018
- July 16th, 2018
- September 17th, 2018
- September 24th, 2018
- October 8th, 2018
- November 23rd, 2018
- December 24th, 2018
- December 31st, 2018
Stock Market Holidays in China: 2017
The following holiday hours for the Chinese stock market all relate to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which is the biggest in the country and one of the biggest in the world. However, these dates are also public holidays and so will also apply to other China stock exchanges:
- January 1st, 2017 to January 2nd, 2017
- January 27th to February 2nd, 2017
- April 2nd, 2017 to April 4th, 2017
- April 29th, to May 1st, 2017
- May 28th, 2017 to May 30th, 2017
- October 1st, 2017 to October 8th, 2017
And once again, to learn more about indices, etc, regarding these changes, visit the links above.
What are the Stock Market Holidays in German: 2017
Finally, the following are the Frankfurt stock exchange holidays, which is the main stock exchange in Germany. These apply throughout 2017 and are similar to many other stock market holidays throughout Europe, include those listed above for the London Stock Exchange.
- Good Friday: April 14th, 2017
- Easter Monday: April 17, 2017
- Labour Day: May 1st, 2017
- Christmas Day: December 25th, 2017
- Christmas Holiday: December 26th, 2017