Are U.S. markets shut today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Here’s what to know

As Wall Street observes the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the United States (U.S.) stock markets will be closed on Monday (January 19), bringing a brief pause to trading at the start of a packed earnings season.

The holiday, marked on the third Monday of January each year, honors the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It was designated a federal holiday in 1983 after being signed into law by then-President Ronald Reagan and serves as a day to remember King’s contributions to the civil rights movement.

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will remain suspended for the day and resume on Tuesday, January 20. U.S. bond markets will also be shut on Monday and reopen on Tuesday, in accordance with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s schedule.


After the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, U.S. financial markets are set to run uninterrupted until mid-February. The next scheduled closure will be on Monday, February 16, when both stock and bond markets will shut for Presidents Day.

Looking further ahead to 2026, U.S. markets will observe several additional holidays. These include Presidents Day on February 16, Good Friday on April 3, Memorial Day on May 25, Juneteenth on June 19, Independence Day on July 3, and Labor Day on September 7. Markets will also close for Thanksgiving on November 26, with an early 1 p.m. ET close on November 25, and for Christmas on December 25, with trading ending early at 1 p.m. ET on December 24.

These scheduled holidays are an important consideration for investors and traders as they plan portfolio adjustments and manage liquidity throughout the year.

Meanwhile, Wall Street’s main indexes closed last week with modest losses on Friday, despite solid earnings from the technology and banking sectors.