US markets trade as normal on Labour Day. It closes the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Labour Day 2026 is observed on Friday, May 1, 2026.
What that day looks like
On Labour Day 2026, Friday, May 1, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange were closed for the entire day. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Australian Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange traded normally. The NSE and BSE closures were for the Maharashtra Day holiday specific to that date, not for Labour Day.
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Every tracked exchange on Friday, May 1, 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 ExchangeOpen 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:30 local
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeClosed — Labour Day
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed — Labour Day
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaClosed — Maharashtra Day
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeClosed — Maharashtra Day
What this means for trading
HKEX, SSE do not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, TSE keep their normal hours, so global markets still price news that day.
Other 2026 closures
- Maharashtra Day · May 1
- Showa Day · Apr 29
- Early May Bank Holiday · May 4
- Greenery Day · May 4
- Labour Day Holiday · May 4
- Children's Day · May 5
- Constitution Memorial Day (Observed) · May 6
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti · Apr 14