- U.S. stock and bond markets are closed Monday, January 19, 2026, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are closed for pre-market, regular, and after-hours trading.
- The Federal Reserve is closed, which prevents banks from processing or settling electronic transactions.
- Stock futures continue to trade: Dow futures -0.63%, S&P 500 futures -0.7%, Nasdaq 100 futures -0.92%.
- Most banks, the United States Postal Service, and routine bond trading are suspended; cryptocurrency markets remain open.
U.S. stock and bond markets are closed Monday, January 19, 2026, for the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, affecting trading and many financial services nationwide. The holiday closure covers all sessions — pre-market, regular, and after-hours — and extends to federal operations and many commercial institutions.
Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq do not open on the holiday. Wall Street added MLK Day to exchange holidays in 1998, and this year marks forty years since the holiday’s first nationwide observance in 1986.
The Federal Reserve will be closed as part of its annual holiday schedule, which stops banks from processing and settling electronic transactions on that day. As a result, nearly all physical bank branches, including major firms like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, will close, though ATMs and mobile banking services remain available.
Futures contracts remain active despite exchange closures; at the last update, Dow futures were down 0.63%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.7%, and Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.92%. The U.S. bond market also observes a full closure for the holiday, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Postal and delivery services change operations for the holiday: the United States Postal Service suspends regular deliveries and closes retail locations, UPS pauses routine pickup and delivery, and FedEx runs limited or modified services. Cryptocurrency markets operate continuously and are not affected by federal holidays, and many retail stores remain open with holiday sales.
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