US markets trade as normal on Chinese New Year (Hong Kong). The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is closed.
Who closes, and when
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed February 17 to February 19 (3 sessions). Trades again Friday, February 20 at 09:30 Hong Kong time.
What this means for trading
HKEX does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, TSE, NSE and BSE keep normal hours throughout, so global markets still price news on each of those days.
Every tracked exchange on Tuesday, February 17 to Thursday, February 19, 2026
- NYSENew York Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- NASDAQNASDAQ Stock MarketOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- TSXToronto Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeOpen 08:00–16:30 local
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeOpen 10:00–16:00 local
- TSETokyo Stock ExchangeOpen 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:30 local
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeClosed — Chinese New Year
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed — Chinese New Year
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
Chinese New Year (Hong Kong) in other years
- 2027 · Feb 8
Other 2026 closures
- Chinese New Year · Feb 16
- Chinese New Year's Eve · Feb 16
- Family Day · Feb 16
- Presidents' Day · Feb 16
- National Foundation Day · Feb 11
- The Emperor's Birthday · Feb 23
- Holi · Mar 3
- Australia Day · Jan 26