As happens with the Italian Stock Exchange, the European and world indices also have opening and closing days and times. In fact, each country observes its own holidays and establishes public holidays on which trading is suspended. For this reason, it is best for investors and analysts to precisely know the opening, closing dates and trading hours of the main stock exchanges at a European and global level.
Wall Street closing days in 2025
Wall Street is one of the main stock exchanges in the world; Here are the days it will be closed:
- January 1st (New Year’s)
- January 20th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- February 17 (Washington’s Birthday)
- April 18 (Good Friday)
- May 26th (Memorial Day)
- June 19th (Juneteenth National Independence Day)
- July 4th (Independence Day)
- September 1st (Labor Day)
- November 27 (Thanksgiving Day)
- December 25th (Christmas)
Additionally, the US stock market will only move for half a session on the following days:
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July 3 (day before Independence Day)
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November 28 (after Thanksgiving)
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December 24th (Christmas Eve)
There are time slots during which it is possible to enter market orders, respecting certain conditions, even if Wall Street is not officially open.
- Pre market (pre market): from 8:00 to 9:30 US time, corresponding from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Italian time.
- After hour (after market): 4pm to 8pm US time, corresponding to 10pm to 2am Italian time.
Paris stock exchange, closures and holidays 2025
As with the Italian stock exchange, trading on the Paris stock exchange is always closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The times go from 08:00 to 09:00 with the opening auction, followed by continuous trading from 09:00 to 17:30. Euronext Paris is closed on the following days:
- Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s)
- Friday 18 April (Good Friday)
- Monday 21 April (Easter Monday)
- Thursday 1 May (Labor Day)
- Wednesday 24 December until 2pm (Christmas Eve)
- Thursday 25 December (Christmas)
- Friday 26 December (Boxing Day)
- Wednesday 31 December until 2pm (Last day of the year)
London Stock Exchange, closures and holidays 2025
The London Stock Exchange calendar 2025 predicts that trading operations will stop on the following days:
- Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s)
- Friday 18 April (Good Friday)
- Monday 21 April (Easter Monday)
- Monday 5 May (Early May Bank Holiday – National holiday)
- Monday 26 May (Late May Bank Holiday – Spring Festival)
- Monday 25 August (Summer Bank Holiday – National holiday)
- Thursday 25 December (Christmas)
- Friday 26 December (Boxing Day)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: closings and holidays 2025
The 2025 calendar states that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular trading activity will stop during the holidays on the following days:
- Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s)
- Friday 18 April (Good Friday)
- Monday 21 April (Easter Monday, Easter Monday)
- Thursday 1 May (Pentecost)
- Wednesday 24 December (Christmas Eve)
- Thursday 25 December (Christmas)
- Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day)
- Tuesday 31 December (New Year’s Eve)
However, it will remain open as normal on these four German public holidays:
- May 29th (Ascension)
- June 9th (Pentecost Monday)
- June 19th (Corpus Christi)
- October 3 (Day of German Unity)
