The US stock market closes early on Christmas Eve. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ shut at 13:00 Eastern instead of 16:00.
Christmas Eve 2026 is observed on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
What that day looks like
Christmas Eve 2026 falls on a Thursday, December 24. On that date the NYSE, NASDAQ and TSX all cease trading at 13:00 local time, the LSE at 12:30, and the ASX at 14:10. The TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE and BSE trade as normal.
AI-generated from this page's data only (openai/gpt-oss-120b, gates ok). Informational only — not investment advice.
Every tracked exchange on Thursday, December 24, 2026
- NYSENew York Stock ExchangeEarly close 13:00 local
- NASDAQNASDAQ Stock MarketEarly close 13:00 local
- TSXToronto Stock ExchangeEarly close 13:00 local
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeEarly close 12:30 local
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeEarly close 14:10 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 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
ASX, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE, TSX close early; volume tends to thin through the shortened afternoon. TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE, BSE keep their normal hours, so global markets still price news that day.
Other 2026 closures
- Christmas · Dec 25
- Boxing Day (Observed) · Dec 28
- Boxing Day · Dec 28
- New Year's Eve · Dec 31
- Before New Year's Day · Dec 31
- Day After Thanksgiving · Nov 27
- Guru Nanak Jayanti · Nov 24
- Labor Thanksgiving Day · Nov 23