Is the Stock Market Open Thursday? Key Changes as President Carter is Mourned

Is the Stock Market Open Thursday? Key Changes as President Carter is Mourned

Key Takeaways

  • The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed for U.S. equities and options trading on Thursday, a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
  • Cboe and CME Group are also planning to limit trading on Thursday.
  • The federal government will close, which has prompted the Census Bureau and at least one company to reschedule planned releases.

Major trading markets and the federal government will take a break Thursday to commemorate the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

Several exchanges will close on Thursday, a national day of mourning for Carter, who died Dec. 29. With the federal government slated to close on Thursday, the Census Bureau and at least one company have rescheduled their releases of data and earnings figures.

Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange will close U.S. equities and options markets on Thursday. Bond trading will close at 2 p.m. ET, according to trade group SIFMA.

Former President Jimmy Carter lies in state in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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Cboe will halt U.S. equities, options and futures exchanges during regular trading hours on Thursday, the Chicago-based network said. Trading in some options and futures will resume at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.

CME Group will keep its U.S. equities market closed on Thursday, while shutting other markets early, including, ending interest rate and real estate sales at 1:15 p.m. ET and U.S. treasuries sales at 2:30 p.m. ET, according to its online schedule.

In response to the federal government’s closure, the Census Bureau released monthly wholesale trading data Wednesday instead of on Thursday, as initially planned.

Drugstore retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) moved its next quarterly financial results back by one day from Thursday to Friday. So did Constellation Brands (STZ), maker of Corona beer and High West whiskey. And PriceSmart (PSMT), a wholesale warehouse operator, shared earnings results after the market closed Wednesday and hosts a conference call Friday.

This article was first published on Jan. 8, 2025. It has been updated to add new information about corporate earnings reports.

Correction: Jimmy Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said it was Sunday, Jan. 5.

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