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Listed below are the years the NYSE has closed on standard holidays since 1885. Please see the
following list of NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SPECIAL CLOSINGS, 1885–date for additional
historical closings due to memorials, weather, extended observances of holiday celebrations, and the
like.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15) Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon since
1986. Closed all day beginning in 1998.
Observed on the third Monday of January.
Decoration/Memorial Day (May 30) Closed every year since 1873. Observed
on Mondays since 1971.
Armistice/Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) Closed all day, 1918 and 1921.
Closed for two minutes, 1922-1933.
Closed all day, 1934-1953.
Closed at 11:00 am for two minutes, 1954-
2006. 1
Traditionally, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the NYSE closes the succeeding
Monday. On July 3, 1959, the Board adopted a policy that, when a holiday falls on a
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Beginning in 2007, the two-minute moment of silence took place prior to the start of the trading
day.
Saturday, the Exchange will not be open for business on the preceding Friday, unless it
ends a monthly or yearly accounting period. See NYSE Rule 51.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SPECIAL CLOSINGS, 1885–date
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Dec. 24, 1904 (Sat) Saturday before Christmas.
June 26, 1908 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Funeral of former President
Grover Cleveland.
May 7, 1910 (Sat) Closed 11:00 am. Death of King Edward VII of
England.
May 20, 1910 (Fri) Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of
King Edward VII.
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Dec. 23, 1911 (Sat) Saturday before Christmas.
Apr. 14, 1913 (Mon) Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of J.
P. Morgan.
Sept. 22, 1913 (Mon) Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of
Mayor William J. Gaynor.
July 31-Nov. 27, 1914 (Fri-Fri) Closed pending outbreak of World War I.
Reopened for trading in bonds with price
restrictions on November 28, 1914; for trading in a
limited number of stocks under price restrictions on
December 12, 1914; and for trading in all stocks,
under price restrictions, on December 15, 1914. All
restrictions were removed April 1, 1915.
Aug. 29, 1917 (Wed) Closed at 12:00 noon. Parade of National Guard.
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July 11, 1918 (Thu) Closed from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of
former Mayor John Purroy Mitchell.
July 19, 1919 (Sat) Heat and to allow offices to catch up on work.
Sept. 16, 1920 (Thu) Closed at 12:00 noon. Wall Street explosion.
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Dec. 23, 1922 (Sat) Saturday before Christmas Day.
Apr. 21, 1928 (Sat) Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to
catch up on work.
May 12, 1928 (Sat) Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to
catch up on work.
May 19, 1928 (Sat) Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to
catch up on work.
May 21-25, 1928 (Mon-Fri) Closed at 2:00 pm to allow member firm offices to
catch up on work. Heavy volume.
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May 26, 1928 (Sat) Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to
catch up on work.
Nov. 24, 1928 (Sat) Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to
catch up on work.
Oct. 31, 1929 (Thu) Opened at 12:00 noon to allow member firm offices
to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 1-2, 1929 (Fri-Sat) To allow member firm offices to catch up on work
and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 6-8, 1929 (Wed-Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to
catch up on work and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 11-15, 1929 (Mon-Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to
catch up on work and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 16, 1929 (Sat) To allow member firm offices to catch up on work
and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 18-22, 1929 (Mon-Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to
catch up on work and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 23, 1929 (Sat) To allow member firm offices to catch up on work
and to relieve personnel.
Nov. 29-30, 1929 (Fri-Sat) To allow member firm offices to catch up on work
and to relieve personnel.
Mar. 11, 1930 (Tue) Closed at 12:30 pm. Funeral of former President
William Howard Taft.
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Aug. 30, 1930 (Sat) Saturday before Labor Day.
July 26-28, 1933 (Wed-Fri) Opened at 11:00 am, closed at 2:00 pm. Volume
activity.
Jan. 28, 1936 (Tue) Closed from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Funeral of King
George V of England.
May 18, 1942 (Mon) Closed from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm. NYSE 150th
anniversary.
Oct. 22, 1942 (Thu) Closed from 2:32 to 2:58 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
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Oct. 26, 1943 (Tue) Closed from 2:38 to 2:59 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
Reopened from 3:20 to 3:40 pm under special rule
of the Board.
Apr. 14, 1945 (Sat) National Day of Mourning for President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
June 19, 1945 (Tue) Closed from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm – Parade for
General Eisenhower.
Aug. 15-16, 1945 (Wed-Thu) V-J Day. End of World War II.
Apr. 20, 1951 (Fri) Closed from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Parade for
General MacArthur.
June 14, 1954 (Mon) Closed from 10:02 to 10:32 am – Civil Defense
Drill.
June 15, 1955 (Wed) Closed from 2:05 to 2:35 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
July 12, 1957 (Fri) Closed from 1:45 to 2:15 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
Apr. 17, 1959 (Fri) Closed from 1:30 to 1:50 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
May 3, 1960 (Tue) Closed from 2:16 to 2:40 pm – Civil Defense Drill.
Jan. 25, 1965 (Mon) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
11:00 am to 11:02 am, in memory of Sir Winston
Churchill.
Nov. 10, 1965 (Wed) Opened at 11:05 am due to blackout. Power failure
in New York State began at 5:28 pm the previous
evening.
Jan. 6-14, 1966 (Thu-Fri) 2:00 pm closing due to transit strike (seven days).
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Feb. 3, 1967 (Fri) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
1:00 to 1:01 pm, in memory of the three astronauts
who died in the Apollo I disaster.
May 17, 1967 (Wed) Trading suspended 12:58 to 1:13 pm while Vice
President Humphrey spoke from Rostrum in honor
of NYSE's 175th anniversary.
Aug. 8-18, 1967 (Tue-Fri) 2:00 pm closing (nine days) due to back office work
load.
Jan. 22-Mar. 1, 1968 (Mon-Fri) 2:00 pm closing due to back office work load. 3:30
close resumed March 4.
Feb. 12, 1968 (Mon) Lincoln's Birthday. Trading Floor closed but offices
remained open.
Apr. 5, 1968 (Fri) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
11:00 to 11:01 am, in memory of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Apr. 9, 1968 (Tue) National Day of Mourning for Martin Luther King, Jr.
June 6, 1968 (Thu) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
11:00 to 11:02 am, in memory of Senator Robert F.
Kennedy.
June 12-Dec. 31, 1968 (Wed-Tue) Four day week (closed on Wednesdays or regular
holiday) – Paperwork Crisis.
Jan. 2-July 3, 1969 (Thu-Thu) Five day week resumed, but with curtailed hours:
2:00 pm closing – Paperwork Crisis.
Mar. 28, 1969 (Fri) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
1:30 to 1:32 pm, in memory of former President
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Sept. 29, 1969-
May 1, 1970 (Mon-Fri) 3:00 pm closing – Paperwork Crisis. Normal hours
(10:00 am-3:30 pm) resumed May 4, 1970.
Jan. 25, 1973 (Thu) Closed for funeral of former President Lyndon B.
Johnson.
Jan. 16, 1974 (Wed) Opened at 10:15 am – Merrill Lynch had computer
trouble.
Apr. 10, 1974 (Wed) Trading halted from 11:09 to 11:35 am due to
computer malfunction.
Oct. 15, 1974 (Wed) Ticker down at 11:37 am. Trading halted at
approximately 11:46 am and resumed at 12:22 pm.
Nov. 22, 1974 (Fri) Opening delayed until 10:15 am due to fire drill.
Jan. 15, 1975 (Wed) Computer stopped at 1:24 pm, resumed at 1:45
pm. Trading halted 21 minutes.
Apr. 9, 1975 (Wed) Computer failure 10:09 am, trading resumed 10:35
am. Trading halted 26 minutes.
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Feb. 24, 1977 (Thu) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
11:00 to 11:01 am, in memory of John A. Coleman,
former NYSE chairman.
July 14, 1977 (Thu) Closed due to blackout in New York City.
Dec. 12, 1977 (Mon) Trading halted from 1:35 to 2:00 pm – computer
failure.
Dec. 13, 1979 (Thu) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of Robert L. Stott, former NYSE chairman.
Oct. 13, 1980 (Mon) Market closed between 11:11 am and 12:05 pm
because of computer malfunction.
Dec. 30, 1980 (Tue) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of James Crane Kellogg III, former NYSE
chairman.
Sept. 9, 1981 (Wed) Market closed at 3:28 pm due to Con Edison power
failure in lower Manhattan.
Sept. 16, 1981 (Wed) Trading halted from 12:26 to 12:45 pm due to fire
alarm malfunction.
Dec. 28, 1982 (Tue) Market closed between 10:25 and 11:00 am due to
small fire.
Oct. 13, 1983 (Thu) Trading halted from 2:51 pm to 3:30 pm due to
technical malfunction of low speed ticker.
Jan. 29, 1986 (Wed) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
11:00 to 11:01 am, in memory of the seven crew
members who perished in the Challenger space
shuttle disaster.
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Oct. 23-30, 1987 (Fri-Fri) Shortened hours following market break of October
19 and record breaking volume – 2:00 pm close.
Nov. 9-11, 1987 (Mon-Wed) 3:30 pm close. Normal hours resumed November
12. Trading floor and clerical staff went on strike
November 10-13 and were replaced by emergency
reserve personnel. NYSE remained open
throughout the strike.
Nov. 10, 1989 (Fri) Electrical fire delayed opening for an hour.
Nov. 23, 1990 (Fri) Internal power failure halted trading from 9:41 to
11:15 am.
Jan. 17, 1991 (Thu) Opening delayed until 9:31 am for a minute of silent
prayer for the American troops in the Persian Gulf.
Feb. 25, 1991 (Mon) Opening delayed until 9:31 am for a minute of
silence in honor of the American troops in the
Persian Gulf.
Oct. 22, 1991 (Tue) Power dip halts trading for 24 minutes, from 10:21
to 10:45 am.
Mar. 19, 1992 (Thu) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of Bernard J. Lasker, former NYSE
chairman.
May 15, 1992 (Fri) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of G. Keith Funston, former NYSE
president.
June 15, 1992 (Mon) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of Robert W. Haack, former NYSE
president.
Nov. 27, 1992 (Fri) Closed at 2:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
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Nov. 26, 1993 (Fri) Day after Thanksgiving. Closed at 1:00 pm.
Apr. 25, 1994 (Mon) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
12:00 noon to 12:02 pm, in memory of former
President Richard M. Nixon.
Apr. 27, 1994 (Wed) Closed for funeral of former President Richard M.
Nixon.
Nov. 25, 1994 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
Apr. 26, 1995 (Wed) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
10:02 to 10:03 am, in memory of the victims of the
Oklahoma City bombing. (Bombing took place at
9:02 am central time, April 19.)
July 3, 1995 (Mon) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Nov. 24, 1995 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
Dec. 18, 1995 (Mon) Opening delayed until 10:30 am. Computer
systems trouble.
July 5, 1996 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Independence Day.
Nov. 29, 1996 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
July 3, 1997 (Thu) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Oct. 27, 1997 (Mon) “Circuit breakers” triggered for first time when the
Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 350 points,
triggering a mandated trading halt that closed the
market at 2:35 pm for a half hour. Trading resumed
at 3:05 pm and the Dow declined an additional 200
points, causing another halt at 3:30 pm that ended
trading for the day.
Nov. 28, 1997 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
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Dec. 24, 1997 (Wed) Closed at 1:00 pm. Christmas Eve.
Dec. 26, 1997 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Friday after Christmas.
July 29, 1998 (Wed) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
memory of William McChesney Martin, Jr., former
NYSE president.
Oct. 26, 1998 (Mon) Computer switch malfunction halts trading for 59
minutes, from 1:16 to 2:15 pm.
Nov. 27, 1998 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Mar. 25, 1999 (Thu) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
10:00 to 10:02 am in tribute to the NATO troops in
Kosovo.
Apr. 26, 1999 (Mon) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
12:00 noon to 12:02 pm, in memory of the fourteen
students and one teacher killed at Columbine High
School, Littleton, Colorado.
Nov. 26, 1999 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Dec. 31, 1999 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. New Year’s Eve.
Feb. 16, 2000 (Wed) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
12:00 noon to 12:01 pm, in memory of Walter N.
Frank, former NYSE chairman.
May 4, 2000 (Thu) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
12:00 noon to 12:01 pm, in memory of John
Cardinal O’Connor, Archbishop of New York.
July 3, 2000 (Mon) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Nov. 24, 2000 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
June 8, 2001 (Fri) Trading was halted from 10:10 to 11:35 am (one
hour, twenty-five minutes), due to computer
systems connectivity problem.
July 3, 2001 (Tue) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Sept. 11-14, 2001 (Tue-Fri) Closed following the terrorist attack on the World
Trade Center.
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Sept. 17, 2001 (Mon.) Trading reopened Monday, September 17, 2001, at
9:33 am following two minutes of silence in honor
of the victims of the attack on the World Trade
Center and then the singing of God Bless America.
Oct. 8, 2001 (Mon) The NYSE observed one minute of silence, from
9:30 to 9:31 am, in support of the troops engaged
in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Nov. 23, 2001 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
May 30, 2002 (Thu) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
10:29 to 10:31 am, to commemorate the end of
recovery work at Ground Zero.
July 5, 2002 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Independence Day.
Sept. 11, 2002 (Wed) Opening delayed until 12:00 noon out of respect for
the memorial events commemorating the one-year
anniversary of the attack on the World Trade
Center.
Nov. 29, 2002 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Feb. 3, 2003 (Mon) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
11:00 to 11:02 am, in memory of the seven
crewmembers who perished in the loss of the
space shuttle Columbia on Feb. 1, 2003.
Mar. 20, 2003 (Thu) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
9:30 to 9:32 am, in support of U.S. and allied troops
participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 3, 2003 (Thu) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Nov. 28, 2003 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Dec. 26, 2003 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Friday after Christmas Day.
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June 7, 2004 (Mon) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
9:30 to 9:32 am, in memory of former President
Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004).
Nov. 26, 2004 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
June 1, 2005 (Wed) Trading was halted at 3:56 pm (four minutes before
the regular close), due to a systems
communications problem. Trading did not resume
and all Crossing Sessions were cancelled. Market
reopened the following day at 9:30 am.
Nov. 25, 2005 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
July 3, 2006 (Mon) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Sept. 11, 2006 (Mon) The NYSE observed one minute of silence in
commemoration of the five-year anniversary of
9/11, from 9:29 am to 9:30 am (no trading halt). 3
Nov. 24, 2006 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Dec. 27, 2006 (Wed) The NYSE observed two minutes of silence, from
9:30 to 9:32 am, in memory of former President
Gerald Ford (died December 26, 2006).
July 3, 2007 (Tue) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Nov. 23, 2007 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
July 3, 2008 (Thu) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Nov. 28, 2008 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
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Not a closing – took place prior to the opening of trading.
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Not a closing – took place prior to the opening of trading.
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