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
- 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 — National Day
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeClosed — National Day
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
Every tracked exchange on Friday, October 2, 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 — National Day
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 local
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaClosed — Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeClosed — Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
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
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti · Oct 2
- National Day Holiday · Oct 5
- Mid-Autumn Festival · Sep 25
- Autumnal Equinox · Sep 23
- Citizens' Holiday · Sep 22
- Respect for the Aged Day · Sep 21
- Thanksgiving · Oct 12
- Sports Day · Oct 12