When does the market open? While the stock market has regular hours, trading doesn't necessarily stop when the major exchanges close.

Stock exchanges across the world open at different hours for stock trading. For example, UK stock market hours will not reflect those in Hong Kong or Japan, due to the general difference in work politics and culture. Some stock exchanges also close for a lunch break, mainly those in Asia, whereas they do not in Europe and the Americas.

When do U.S. stock markets open again after the New Year's holiday? Here's what to know about the 2026 schedule.

The S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading ahead of the ​long weekend on Friday, helped by gains in chip stocks as Wall Street looked to round up a whipsaw week ‌that ushered in the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season.