US markets trade as normal on Buddha's Birthday. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is closed.
Who closes, and when
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed Thursday, May 13. Trades again Friday, May 14 at 09:30 Hong Kong time.
What this means for trading
HKEX does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, TSE, SSE, NSE and BSE keep normal hours that day, so global markets still price news that day.
Every tracked exchange on Thursday, May 13, 2027
- 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 ExchangeOpen 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00 local
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed — Buddha's Birthday
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
Buddha's Birthday in other years
- 2026 · May 25
Other 2027 closures
- Children's Day · May 5
- Greenery Day · May 4
- Early May Bank Holiday · May 3
- Constitution Memorial Day · May 3
- Labour Day · May 3
- Victoria Day · May 24
- Showa Day · Apr 29
- Memorial Day · May 31