The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed on Vernal Equinox. US markets trade as normal.
Who closes, and when
- TSETokyo Stock ExchangeClosed Friday, March 20. Trades again Monday, March 23 at 09:00 Tokyo time.
What this means for trading
TSE does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, SSE, HKEX, NSE and BSE keep normal hours that day, so global markets still price news that day.
What that day looks like
Written Oct 20The TSE is closed all day for Vernal Equinox on Friday, March 20. The TSE trades again on Monday, March 23. On March 20, 9 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them. On March 23, 10 tracked exchanges trade as normal, NYSE and NASDAQ among them.
AI-generated from this page's data. Informational only — not investment advice.
Every tracked exchange on Friday, March 20, 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 — Vernal Equinox
- 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
Vernal Equinox in other years
- 2027 · Mar 22
Other 2026 closures
- Shri Ram Navami · Mar 26
- Shri Mahavir Jayanti · Mar 31
- Good Friday · Apr 3
- Holi · Mar 3
- Easter Monday · Apr 6
- Tomb-sweeping Day · Apr 6
- Easter Monday (Hong Kong) · Apr 7
- The Emperor's Birthday · Feb 23