The stock market will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day, and trading will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8. For traders and investors watching the NYSE and Nasdaq, that means the answer to is the stock market open on Labor Day is no.
The closure comes during a holiday stretch that sits outside the market’s regular rhythm. The U.S. stock market normally trades from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, and the NYSE and Nasdaq follow the same schedule. Both exchanges are closed on weekends, so Labor Day removes one more full weekday from the calendar.
That matters because the holiday shuts the market even though orders can still be placed during extended trading hours on other days. Those sessions exist, but they come with added risk because trading volume is lighter after hours and orders may not execute fully. On a day like Labor Day, the usual comparison point disappears entirely: there is no regular session to trade into, only the pause created by the holiday itself.
Looking ahead, the NYSE and Nasdaq will observe 10 holidays in 2026, including two early closings. The exchanges will mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, Washington's Birthday, also known as Presidents' Day, on Monday, Feb. 16, Juneteenth National Independence Day on Friday, June 19, and Independence Day on Friday, July 3. Both exchanges will also close at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 27.
The holiday schedule lines up with many stock market holidays that are also federal holidays and banking holidays, which is why the closure lands where it does. But for anyone checking the board on Sept. 7, the practical answer is simple: the market is shut for Labor Day, and the next chance to trade in regular hours comes when it opens again on Sept. 8.
