The answer to was the stock market open today is no: the U.S. stock market and bond market will be closed on Friday, July 3, for Independence Day observance. Traders on NYSE and Nasdaq get a shortened holiday week, while bond desks lose part of Thursday afternoon before the full closure.
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time are the regular U.S. stock market hours, Monday through Friday, and the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq follow that schedule. Both exchanges are also closed on weekends, so the holiday break removes one trading day from the week rather than shifting activity into Saturday or Sunday.
NYSE and Nasdaq July 6 reopening
Monday, July 6 is the date when the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and bond markets will resume regular trading. That gives investors, issuers, and bond participants a clean restart after the Independence Day observance, with the market timetable returning to its usual daily pattern.
2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 2 is the only intraday change in the schedule before the closure, when the U.S. bond market shuts early. The stock market remains on its normal clock that day, which is why the holiday falls on Friday even though Independence Day itself is not on that date.
Independence Day observed in 2026
2026 and 2027 are already on the calendar for the same holiday framework. The NYSE and Nasdaq will observe Independence Day on Friday, July 3, in 2026, and on Monday, July 5, in 2027, with both exchanges also set to close at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 27, in 2026.
The practical read for anyone tracking Wall Street is simple: Friday, July 3 is not a trading day, Thursday afternoon is abbreviated for bonds, and Monday, July 6 restores the normal schedule. For anyone placing orders, the timing matters more than the holiday label, because the exchanges and bond markets are following the observance calendar rather than the date printed on the holiday itself.
