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.
Who closes, and when
- NYSENew York Stock ExchangeCloses early at 13:00 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Monday, December 28 at 09:30 New York time.
- NASDAQNASDAQ Stock MarketCloses early at 13:00 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Monday, December 28 at 09:30 New York time.
- TSXToronto Stock ExchangeCloses early at 13:00 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Tuesday, December 29 at 09:30 Toronto time.
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeCloses early at 12:30 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Tuesday, December 29 at 08:00 London time.
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeCloses early at 14:10 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Tuesday, December 29 at 10:00 Sydney time.
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeCloses early at 12:00 local on Thursday, December 24. Trades again Monday, December 28 at 09:30 Hong Kong time.
What this means for trading
ASX, HKEX, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE and TSX close early; volume tends to thin through the shortened afternoon. TSE, SSE, NSE and BSE keep normal hours that day, so global markets still price news that day.
What that day looks like
Written Oct 14Christmas Eve 2026 falls on Thursday, December 24, and the NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX and HKEX all close early on that day at their local times: NYSE 13:00, NASDAQ 13:00, TSX 13:00, LSE 12:30, ASX 14:10, HKEX 12:00. Four tracked exchanges trade as normal on the same date.
AI-generated from this page's data. Informational only — not investment advice.
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 12:30–15:30 local
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00 local
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeEarly close 12:00 local
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
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