Are the US markets closed today because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Here’s what you need to know

While Wall Street is Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the United States stock markets will be closed on Monday (Jan. 19), bringing a brief lull in trading at the start of a packed earnings season.The holiday, celebrated each year on the third Monday in January, honors the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It was designated a federal holiday in 1983 after then-President Ronald Reagan signed the law and serves as a day to commemorate King’s contributions to the civil rights movement.

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

After Martin Luther King Jr. Day, US financial markets are expected to continue functioning uninterruptedly until mid-February. The next scheduled close will be on Monday, February 16, when both the stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day.

Looking further ahead to 2026, US markets will observe several more 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. The markets will also close for Thanksgiving on November 26, with an early close of 1:00 PM ET on November 25, and for Christmas on December 25, with trading ending early at 1:00 PM ET on December 24.

These scheduled holidays are an important consideration for investors and traders when planning portfolio adjustments and managing liquidity throughout the year.

Meanwhile, Wall Street’s major indexes closed with modest losses last Friday, despite solid gains from the technology and banking sectors.