Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day 2021?
Memorial Day is Monday, May 31 this year. Is the stock market open Memorial Day? The answer is no — all stock and bond markets will be closed.
It’s easy to remember some of the holidays the stock markets are closed, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving. But other holidays might be trickier to figure out. You’re about to learn everything you need to know about when the stock market is open and how to determine when it’s not.
Is the Stock Market Open Memorial Day 2021?
The U.S. stock markets–including the Dow Jones, NASDAQ and the NYSE–, as well as the bond markets, will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day. The markets will open again on Tuesday, June 1 for trading as usual.
The next holiday the markets will be closed is Monday, July 5, for Independence Day, or the Fourth of July. Confused? Just remember this: When a national holiday falls on the weekend, as the Fourth of July does, the market closes on the Friday before the holiday or the Monday after the holiday. Specifically, it closes on Friday for holidays landing on a Saturday, and it closes on Monday for holidays landing on a Sunday.
What Holidays Is the Stock Market Closed in 2021?
Keep this reference chart handy to know on what holidays the stock market is closed in 2021:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Jan. 1, 2021 | Friday |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Jan. 18, 2021 | Monday |
| Presidents’ Day | Feb. 15, 2021 | Monday |
| Good Friday | April 2, 2021 | Friday |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2021 | Monday |
| Independence Day | July 5, 2021 (observed July 4) | Monday |
| Labor Day | Sept. 6, 2021 | Monday |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 25, 2021 | Thursday |
| Black Friday* | Nov. 26, 2021 | Friday |
| Christmas Day | Dec. 24, 2021 (observed Dec. 25) | Friday |
| *Early close at 1 p.m. for NASDAQ and NYSE, early close at 2 p.m. for bond markets | ||
Here are other important dates to remember for the bond markets:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Good Friday, early close at 12:00 p.m. | April 2, 2021 | Friday |
| Friday Before Memorial Day, early close at 2 p.m. | May 28, 2021 | Friday |
| Friday Before Independence Day, early close at 2 p.m. | July 2, 2021 | Friday |
| Black Friday, early close at 2 p.m. | Nov. 26, 2021 | Friday |
| Day Before Christmas Eve, early close at 2 p.m. | Dec. 23, 2021 | Thursday |
| New Year’s Eve, early close at 2 p.m. | Dec. 24, 2021 | Friday |
What Days Are the Stock Markets Closed?
Stock markets are open Monday through Friday for regular trading, but expect the American stock markets to close for nine holidays per year and the bond market to close for eleven holidays per year. All markets close on:
- Christmas
- Good Friday
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- New Year’s Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Thanksgiving
The bond markets also close on:
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
This article has been updated with additional reporting since its original publication.
