The New York Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 and will reopen for trading at normal hours, 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 20. U.S. stock markets will be closed on the following days in 2026: Monday, Jan. 19: Markets closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year.

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As is the case with most federal holidays, a majority of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions will be closed on MLK Day and won’t reopen until Tuesday, Jan. 20. The U.S. stock market will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, reopening again Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Banks and credit-card stocks dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lower on Tuesday, while December CPI inflation report showed inflation meeting expectations.

Despite midterm elections in November, Wall Street expects the S&P 500 to deliver double-digit returns over the next year.

Indian stocks opened modestly weaker on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty extending losses into a second session as investors weighed persistent global trade uncertainties and continued foreign fund outflows,

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