Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day 2022?
Memorial Day is Monday, May 30 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 2022?
The U.S. stock markets — including the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange — and bond markets will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2022 in observance of Memorial Day. The markets will open again on Tuesday, May 31 for trading as usual.
The next holiday the markets will be closed is Monday, July 4, for Independence Day. 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 On in 2022?
Keep this reference chart handy to know when the stock market is closed in 2022:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Jan. 1, 2022 | Saturday |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan. 17, 2022 | Monday |
| Presidents Day | Feb. 21, 2022 | Monday |
| Good Friday | April 15, 2022 | Friday |
| Memorial Day | May 30, 2022 | Monday |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | June 19 (observed June 20) | Monday |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2022 | Monday |
| Labor Day | Sept. 5, 2022 | Monday |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 24, 2022 | Thursday |
| Black Friday* | Nov. 25, 2022 | Friday |
| Christmas Day | Dec. 26, 2022 (observed Dec. 25) | Monday |
| *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 p.m. | April 15, 2022 | Friday |
| Friday Before Memorial Day, early close at 2 p.m. | May 27, 2022 | Friday |
| Friday Before Independence Day, early close at 2 p.m. | July 1, 2022 | Friday |
| Black Friday, early close at 2 p.m. | Nov. 25, 2022 | Friday |
| Day Before Christmas Eve, early close at 2 p.m. | Dec. 23, 2022 | Friday |
| New Year’s Eve, early close at 2 p.m. | Dec. 30, 2022 | Friday |
What Days Are the Stock Markets Closed?
Stock markets are open Monday through Friday for regular trading, but expect the U.S. 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
- Juneteenth National Independence Day
- New Year’s Day
- Presidents Day
- Thanksgiving
The bond markets also close on:
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
Information is accurate as of May 24, 2022.
This article has been updated with additional reporting since its original publication.
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