US markets trade as normal on Summer Bank Holiday. It closes the London Stock Exchange.
Summer Bank Holiday 2026 falls on Monday, August 31, 2026.
What that day looks like
The Summer Bank Holiday on Monday, August 31, 2026, closed the London Stock Exchange for the entire day while NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, ASX, TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE and BSE traded as usual. The session preceding the holiday on Friday, August 28, saw the S&P 500 down 0.23%, the Nasdaq 100 down 0.65% and the Dow Jones down 0.03%. When trading resumed on Tuesday, September 1, the S&P 500 fell 0.69%, the Nasdaq 100 fell 1.27% and the Dow Jones fell 0.72%. The CNN Fear & Greed Index read 49, a Neutral reading.
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Every tracked exchange on Monday, August 31, 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 — Summer Bank Holiday
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeOpen 10:00–16:00 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
LSE do not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, ASX, TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE, BSE keep their normal hours, so global markets still price news that day.
Other 2026 closures
- Labor Day · Sep 7
- Milad-un-Nabi · Sep 14
- Mountain Day · Aug 11
- Respect for the Aged Day · Sep 21
- Autumnal Equinox Day · Sep 22
- Autumnal Equinox · Sep 23
- Mid-Autumn Festival · Sep 25
- Civic Holiday · Aug 3