Traders checking was the stock market open today got a simple answer for Friday, July 3: no. The U.S. stock market and bond market will be closed for Independence Day observance, and regular trading will not run on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq that day.
That matters because the holiday lands on a Friday, turning what would normally be a full trading session into a shutdown for stocks and bonds. The bond market closes early at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 2, before both markets go dark for the holiday and then reopen on Monday, July 6.
The timing is what pulls people in now. The stock exchanges normally trade from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, and they are closed on weekends. In a normal week, that means a Friday session would still be open. This week, it is not. Traders in the U.S. stock market and bond market have to plan around the holiday window instead of the usual close of the week.
There is one wrinkle: orders can still be placed during extended trading hours. That does not change the holiday closure itself, but it does mean the market is not entirely silent. The regular session is closed, while some after-hours and premarket activity can still exist, with lighter volume and prices that can move more sharply than they do during the main day session.
For anyone watching Wall Street, the key point is straightforward. Friday is a full holiday closure for the stock market and bond market, not a normal trading day with an early finish. The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets return to regular trading on Monday, July 6, and the next scheduled holiday calendar already shows more closures ahead in 2026 and 2027.
