Is the stock market open on July 4th? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Bond traders will get a late-week break, too, with the bond market also closed on Thursday.
What's more, both the stock and bond markets close early on Wednesday, July 3, at 1 pm and 2 pm Eastern time, respectively, so that market participants can get a head start on their Fourth of July festivities.
Investors are likely feeling plenty of optimism heading into the second half of the year after the main indexes closed out the first half near record highs. And according to Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial, "a strong first half tends to be followed by above-average second-half returns."
Still, investors should brace for a potential pullback given lofty valuations, overbought conditions – particularly in tech stocks and semiconductor stocks – and lackluster market breadth, Turnquist notes, while adding that any "dips should be bought."
Meanwhile, for those wondering what time does the market open for regular trading hours, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) run from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday.
Are banks open on July 4th? The answer to that question is no. Thursday, July 4, is one of several bank holidays in 2024, and so banks will also be closed.
Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2024.
2024 stock market holidays
2024 bond market holidays
* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
