Monday, February 16 was a stock market holiday in the United States due to President’s Day or Washington’s birthday. This was the year’s third stock market holiday. In 2026, Wall Street will observe seven further trading holidays following Presidents’ Day.
Both the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange are closed on market holidays.
Holidays for the US stock market in 2026: Complete list
This year, there will not be any trading holidays on the US stock market in March, August, or October. Next up are Good Friday on April 3, Memorial Day on May 25, Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19, Independence Day on July 3, Labor Day on September 7, Thanksgiving Day on November 26, and Christmas on December 25.
Update on the US stock market
After a three-day break, the US stock market futures indicated a slightly bearish start to Tuesday’s trading.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index sank 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.
The Nasdaq closed the day lower as major technology and communication services firms fell on persistent concerns about disruption from artificial intelligence, while the S&P 500 ended the day marginally higher on Friday due to softer inflation data.
All three of the major indexes saw losses for the week: the Dow, the Nasdaq, and the S&P 500. Technology shares were particularly volatile because of the uncertainty surrounding the possible effects of AI-driven competition on earnings and the large investments required to maintain the technology.
At 49,500.93, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 48.95 points, or 0.10%. In the most recent trading session, the Nasdaq Composite fell 50.48 points, or 0.22%, to 22,546.67, while the S&P 500 increased 3.41 points, or 0.05%, to 6,836.17.
Weekly losses were the largest since November, with the S&P 500 falling 1.39%, the Nasdaq falling 2.1%, and the Dow falling 1.23%.
