The London Stock Exchange is closed on Early May Bank Holiday. US markets trade as normal.
Who closes, and when
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeClosed Monday, May 4. Trades again Tuesday, May 5 at 08:00 London time.
What this means for trading
LSE does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, ASX, HKEX, NSE and BSE keep normal hours that day, so global markets still price news that day.
What that day looks like
Written Oct 21On Monday, May 4, 2026, the Early May Bank Holiday, the LSE, TSE, and SSE are closed all day. That day, 7 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. The TSE is shut for Greenery Day, and the SSE is shut for Labour Day, not for the Early May Bank Holiday. The LSE trades again on Tuesday, May 5. The TSE is shut on May 5 for Children's Day and on May 6 for Constitution Memorial Day (Observed), trading again on Thursday, May 7. The SSE is shut on May 5 for Labour Day, trading again on Wednesday, May 6. On May 5, 8 tracked exchanges trade as normal; on May 6, 9; on May 7, 10, NYSE and NASDAQ among them.
AI-generated from this page's data. Informational only — not investment advice.
Every tracked exchange on Monday, May 4, 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 ExchangeClosed — Early May Bank Holiday
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeOpen 10:00–16:00 local
- TSETokyo Stock ExchangeClosed — Greenery Day
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeClosed — Labour Day
- 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
Early May Bank Holiday in other years
- 2027 · May 3
Other 2026 closures
- Greenery Day · May 4
- Children's Day · May 5
- Constitution Memorial Day · May 6
- Labour Day · May 1
- Labour Day (Hong Kong) · May 1
- Maharashtra Day · May 1
- Showa Day · Apr 29
- Victoria Day · May 18