The US stock market closes early on Christmas Eve. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ shut at 13:00 Eastern instead of 16:00.
Christmas Eve 2026 falls on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
Every tracked exchange on Thursday, December 24, 2026
- NYSENew York Stock ExchangeEarly close 13:00 local
- NASDAQNASDAQ Stock MarketEarly close 13:00 local
- TSXToronto Stock ExchangeEarly close 13:00 local
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeEarly close 12:30 local
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeEarly close 14:10 local
- TSETokyo Stock ExchangeOpen 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:00 local
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00 local
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 local
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
What this means for trading
ASX, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE, TSX close early, and volume thins through the shortened afternoon. TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE, BSE keep their normal hours, so global markets still price news that day.
Other 2026 closures
- Christmas · Dec 25
- Boxing Day (Observed) · Dec 28
- Boxing Day · Dec 28
- New Year's Eve · Dec 31
- Before New Year's Day · Dec 31
- Day After Thanksgiving · Nov 27
- Guru Nanak Jayanti · Nov 24
- Labor Thanksgiving Day · Nov 23