When Do Markets Open?

Is the stock market open on Summer Bank Holiday 2026?

US markets trade as normal on Summer Bank Holiday. It closes the London Stock Exchange.

Summer Bank Holiday 2026 is observed on Monday, August 31, 2026.

What that day looks like

On Monday, August 31, 2026, the Summer Bank Holiday caused the London Stock Exchange to be closed for the entire day. All other listed venues—including the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange, Australian Securities Exchange, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange—traded as normal. No session records are available for the days surrounding this holiday.

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

Every tracked exchange on Monday, August 31, 2026

What this means for trading

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

See what the market did on Monday, August 31, 2026 →

Other 2026 closures