The Shanghai Stock Exchange is closed on Labour Day. US markets trade as normal.
Who closes, and when
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeClosed May 1 to May 5 (3 sessions). Trades again Wednesday, May 6 at 09:30 Shanghai time.
What this means for trading
SSE does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX and ASX keep normal hours throughout, so global markets still price news on each of those days.
What that day looks like
Labour Day 2026 covers 3 dates, Friday, May 1 to Tuesday, May 5. All are in the past. On Friday, May 1, SSE and HKEX are closed all day for Labour Day; NSE and BSE are closed all day too. That day NSE and BSE are shut for their own holiday, Maharashtra Day. That day HKEX is shut for the same holiday on its own calendar (a separate page). 6 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. On Monday, May 4, SSE is closed all day for Labour Day; LSE and TSE are closed all day too. That day LSE is shut for its own holiday, Early May Bank Holiday, and TSE for Greenery Day. 7 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. On Tuesday, May 5, SSE is closed all day for Labour Day; TSE is closed all day too. That day TSE is shut for its own holiday, Children's Day. 8 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. On Wednesday, May 6, 9 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. On Thursday, May 7, 10 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. TSE is also shut on Wednesday, May 6 for its own holiday, Constitution Memorial Day (Observed), before it trades again. LSE trades again on Tuesday, May 5. TSE trades again on Thursday, May 7. SSE trades again on Wednesday, May 6. HKEX, NSE and BSE trade again on Monday, May 4.
Written from this page's data. Informational only — not investment advice.
Every tracked exchange on Friday, May 1, 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 — Labour Day
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed — Labour Day
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaClosed — Maharashtra Day
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeClosed — Maharashtra Day
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
Every tracked exchange on Tuesday, May 5, 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 ExchangeClosed — Children's 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
Other 2026 closures
- Labour Day (Hong Kong) · May 1
- Maharashtra Day · May 1
- Showa Day · Apr 29
- Early May Bank Holiday · May 4
- Greenery Day · May 4
- Children's Day · May 5
- Constitution Memorial Day · May 6
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti · Apr 14