Is the stock market open on MLK Day?
Closed
No. BRVX keeps stock perpetuals trading 24/7, but Wall Street takes Martin Luther King Jr. Day off: NYSE and Nasdaq stay shut on Monday, January 18, 2027 and reopen Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 9:30 a.m. ET. It is the first market holiday of 2027 after New Year’s Day.
Next open · In your time: 2:30 PM (UTC)
What is different about Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Observed on the third Monday of January, close to Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on January 15, the day gives US stocks the first three-day weekend of the year. The holiday was signed into law in 1983 and first observed in 1986. NYSE kept trading on it for twelve more years and added it to its closing list in 1998.
News from Saturday to Monday can be traded on BRVX before NYSE reopens on Tuesday.
Open appLeveraged trading carries risk. Not available to US persons.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the exchange calendar
- 2026
- NYSE and Nasdaq
- Closed
- 2027
- NYSE and Nasdaq
- Closed
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day week on NYSE
| Date | NYSE | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Closed: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | 0 h | |
| Regular | ||
| Regular | ||
| Regular | ||
| Regular |
- NYSE hours in Martin Luther King Jr. Day week
- 26 of 32.5
- Longest NYSE pause around Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 89.5 hours, Friday, January 15, 2027, 4:00 p.m. to Tuesday, January 19, 2027, 9:30 a.m.
- NYSE trading days, January 2027 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 19, all full sessions
- Where Martin Luther King Jr. Day sits among 2027 closures
- 2 of 10
- Days until Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027
- 96
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: common questions
Since when does NYSE close for MLK Day?
Since 1998. The federal holiday dates from 1986; NYSE added it to its closing list twelve years later.
When does the stock market reopen after MLK Day?
Tuesday, January 19, 2027, at the normal 9:30 a.m. ET opening.
What about bond trading on MLK Day?
It stops as well: SIFMA’s recommendation for the day is a full close.
Monday off for Wall Street, not for BRVX.
Open appLeveraged trading carries risk. Not available to US persons.