Will the Stock Market Be Open on Easter Monday 2026?

TLDR

• On Easter Monday, April 6, 2026, the NYSE and Nasdaq will operate during their standard trading hours.
• Easter Monday is not recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S.
• A number of international exchanges, such as the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris, will be closed.
• Major banks, the USPS, FedEx, and UPS will all conduct business as usual.
• Asian markets, including those in Shanghai and Hong Kong, will be shut for the Qingming Festival.

(SeaPRwire) –   While Easter Monday occurs on April 6, 2026, it will not interrupt the trading schedule for investors in the United States.

Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will commence trading at their usual time of 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A recommendation for full-day operations has also been issued by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

For the year 2026, Easter Monday is not included in the list of 12 official U.S. federal holidays. Consequently, financial markets will not be subject to any special closure rules.

U.S. exchanges were closed on the preceding Good Friday, April 4. This day is among the limited number of non-federal holidays that the markets observe annually.

Regular schedules are also in effect for over-the-counter markets, the Cboe Futures Exchange, the CME Globex platform, and the bond market.

International Markets See Mixed Picture

Globally, market openings are varied. In observance of Easter Monday, a public holiday in many European nations, both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris are closed.

Closures also affect the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, but for the Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday.

Regular trading will proceed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Banks, Mail, and Delivery Services Running Normally

The Federal Reserve recognizes 11 federal holidays each year. Since Easter Monday is not one of them, bank branches nationwide will be open.

Standard operations are also in place for the US Postal Service, with mail collection and delivery occurring as normal.

Private delivery services are similarly unaffected. Both UPS and FedEx are providing standard pickup and delivery, with their retail locations maintaining regular operating hours.

This normal trading day occurs against a backdrop of wider market uncertainty. Software stocks have been under pressure since late January due to concerns about AI disruption. Macroeconomic uncertainty was further heightened by a conflict involving Iran that started in late February, leading some investors to shift toward safer assets.

U.S. markets commenced trading this morning as scheduled, with no reports of delays or closures related to the exchanges.