Overview
- The NYSE and Nasdaq observed New Year's Day on Thursday, Jan. 1, with no U.S. equity session.
- Per SIFMA guidance, U.S. bond trading ended early at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 and is shut today for the holiday.
- U.S. equities reopen Friday, Jan. 2, for the first session of 2026, operating on regular hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
- Exchange holiday calendars show the next U.S. market closure on Monday, Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- While Wall Street pauses, major Asian and European exchanges traded normally on Jan. 1, with the year’s opening U.S. session typically watched for early sentiment and rebalancing cues.