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Stock Market Hours: Is the Market Open Today?

US stocks trade 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time on weekdays, with premarket trading from 4:00 AM and after-hours trading until 8:00 PM ET. Exchanges close for nine or ten market holidays a year and close early at 1:00 PM on a few others.

Premarket openas of 4:42 AM ET

Premarket trading is open. The regular session opens at 9:30 AM ET and closes at 4:00 PM ET.

US stock market trading sessions (ET)

SessionHours (ET)
Premarket4:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Regular session9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
After-hours4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Regular session in your time zone

Eastern (ET)
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Central (CT)
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Mountain (MT)
7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Pacific (PT)
6:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Stock market holidays and early closes

NYSE and Nasdaq follow the same calendar. Early closes end the regular session at 1:00 PM ET.

2026

Thursday, November 26Thanksgiving DayClosed
Friday, November 27Day after ThanksgivingCloses 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 24Christmas EveCloses 1:00 PM
Friday, December 25Christmas DayClosed

2027

Friday, January 1New Year's DayClosed
Monday, January 18Martin Luther King Jr. DayClosed
Monday, February 15Washington's BirthdayClosed
Friday, March 26Good FridayClosed
Monday, May 31Memorial DayClosed
Friday, June 18Juneteenth (observed)Closed
Monday, July 5Independence Day (observed)Closed
Monday, September 6Labor DayClosed
Thursday, November 25Thanksgiving DayClosed
Friday, November 26Day after ThanksgivingCloses 1:00 PM
Friday, December 24Christmas Day (observed)Closed

2028

Monday, January 17Martin Luther King Jr. DayClosed
Monday, February 21Washington's BirthdayClosed
Friday, April 14Good FridayClosed
Monday, May 29Memorial DayClosed
Monday, June 19JuneteenthClosed
Monday, July 3Day before Independence DayCloses 1:00 PM
Tuesday, July 4Independence DayClosed
Monday, September 4Labor DayClosed
Thursday, November 23Thanksgiving DayClosed
Friday, November 24Day after ThanksgivingCloses 1:00 PM
Monday, December 25Christmas DayClosed

Source: the NYSE holiday calendar (nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars). Exchanges can add unscheduled closures, such as a national day of mourning.

What moves in each session?

Earnings and overnight news set up the premarket gaps — see today's premarket movers. The regular session decides whether those gaps hold (top gainers and losers today, stock market today), and after the 4:00 PM close the next round of earnings hits the after-hours movers.

Market hours questions

Is the stock market open today?

Premarket trading is open. The regular session opens at 9:30 AM ET and closes at 4:00 PM ET. (Checked Friday, October 30, 2026.)

What time does the stock market open and close?

The NYSE and Nasdaq regular session runs 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except market holidays. On early-close days the regular session ends at 1:00 PM ET.

What are premarket and after-hours trading hours?

Premarket trading runs from 4:00 AM to 9:30 AM ET and after-hours trading from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on most electronic venues. Many brokers offer a narrower window, so check yours.

Is the stock market open on weekends?

No. US stock exchanges are closed on Saturday and Sunday. Trading resumes with the premarket session at 4:00 AM ET on the next trading day.

When is the next stock market holiday?

Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day. US stock exchanges are closed all day.

What time is the stock market open in Pacific time?

6:30 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time (9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET). Central Time is 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Mountain Time 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

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