When Do Markets Open?

Is the stock market open on National Day 2026?

US markets trade as normal on National Day. It closes the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Exchanges do not observe National Day on the same day: Thursday, October 1, 2026 for HKEX and SSE; Friday, October 2, 2026 for SSE.

What that day looks like

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing are closed all day, while NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, TSE, NSE and BSE trade normally. On Friday, October 2, 2026, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, NSE and BSE are closed all day—NSE and BSE observing Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti—not National Day, and all other exchanges trade as usual.

AI-generated from this page's data only (openai/gpt-oss-120b, gates ok). Informational only — not investment advice.

Every tracked exchange on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Every tracked exchange on Friday, October 2, 2026

What this means for trading

HKEX, SSE, SSE do not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, LSE, ASX, TSE, NSE, BSE keep their normal hours, so global markets still price news that day.

Other 2026 closures