U.S. stock markets will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus designating the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange will both be closed on the federal holiday but will reopen for regular trading hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The U.S. bond markets will also be closed on Jan. 20, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The bond markets will also reopen on Jan. 21.
After MLK Day, it will be business as usual on Wall Street until Monday, Feb. 17, when stock and bond markets will close in honor of Presidents Day.
U.S. stock markets will be closed on the following days in 2025:
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Presidents Day: Monday, Feb. 17
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Good Friday: Friday, April 18
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Memorial Day: Monday, May 26
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Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19
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Independence Day: Friday, July 4 (markets will also close at 1 p.m. ET on July 3)
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Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 1
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Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 27 (markets will also close at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 28)
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Christmas: Thursday, Dec. 25 (markets will also close at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 24)
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
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