# Is the stock market open on Black Friday?

*The exchanges are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, and trade a shortened session the next day.*

- Type: Explainer
- Section: Markets
- By: Markets Desk
- Published: 2026-11-11T22:26:28-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:26:28-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/markets/is-the-stock-market-open-on-black-friday/

## Key facts

- The stock market is open on Black Friday, November 27, 2026, but the New York Stock Exchange markets close early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Source: [New York Stock Exchange](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars). Confirmed 2026-11-11T22:26:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/markets/is-the-stock-market-open-on-black-friday/#the-stock-market-is-open-on-black-friday-november-27-2026
- Nasdaq lists Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026, as closed and November 27, 2026, as an early close at 1:00 p.m. Source: [Nasdaq](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar). Confirmed 2026-11-11T22:26:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/markets/is-the-stock-market-open-on-black-friday/#nasdaq-lists-thanksgiving-day-november-26-2026-as-closed-and
- On November 27, 2026, eligible options on the NYSE markets close at 1:15 p.m. Eastern and the late trading sessions on four NYSE exchanges close at 5:00 p.m. Source: [New York Stock Exchange](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars). Confirmed 2026-11-11T22:26:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/markets/is-the-stock-market-open-on-black-friday/#on-november-27-2026-eligible-options-on-the-nyse-markets
- For the bond market, SIFMA recommends an early close at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, November 27, 2026. Source: [SIFMA](https://www.sifma.org/resources/general/holiday-schedule/). Confirmed 2026-11-11T22:26:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/markets/is-the-stock-market-open-on-black-friday/#for-the-bond-market-sifma-recommends-an-early-close-at-2-00

Yes, the stock market is open on Black Friday, but only for a shortened session: the New York Stock Exchange [says](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars) each of its markets will close early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, November 27, 2026. Nasdaq's [holiday schedule](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar) lists the same day as an early close at 1:00 p.m. Black Friday is the name for the shopping day after Thanksgiving Day, as a Bureau of Labor Statistics [article](https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/how-have-the-pandemic-and-online-spending-affected-black-friday-shopping-analyzing-retail-trade-margins-2009-22.htm) describes it, and the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are both closed on [Thanksgiving](/culture/when-is-thanksgiving-2026/) itself.

## Thanksgiving week hours

| Day | Stock market | NYSE close (Eastern) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thursday, November 26, 2026 | Closed for Thanksgiving Day | No session |
| Friday, November 27, 2026 | Open, early close | 1:00 p.m. |

The New York Stock Exchange [lists](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars) Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, among the holidays that all of its markets observe in 2026. Nasdaq's [schedule](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar) marks November 26, 2026, as "Closed."

## What closes when on Friday

The early close cuts three hours from the core session. The New York Stock Exchange [gives](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars) its core trading session as 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The same page sets two other times for November 27, 2026, both Eastern:

- Eligible options close at 1:15 p.m.
- The late trading sessions on NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE National and NYSE Texas close at 5:00 p.m.

Nasdaq [adds](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar) that it will continue to send alerts to notify customers of days when the market will close early.

## The bond market

SIFMA, the securities industry group that recommends a holiday schedule for financial markets, [lists](https://www.sifma.org/resources/general/holiday-schedule/) Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, among its U.S. holiday recommendations and recommends an early close at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, November 27, 2026. It says the recommendations apply to trading in U.S. dollar-denominated government securities, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and municipal bonds, among other instruments.

This page will be updated at this address if an exchange changes its schedule.

## Sources

1. [Holidays & Trading Hours](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars), New York Stock Exchange, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
2. [U.S. Equity and Options Markets Holiday Schedule 2026](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar), Nasdaq, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
3. [Holiday Schedule](https://www.sifma.org/resources/general/holiday-schedule/), SIFMA, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
4. [How have the pandemic and online spending affected Black Friday shopping? Analyzing retail trade margins 2009 to 2022](https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/how-have-the-pandemic-and-online-spending-affected-black-friday-shopping-analyzing-retail-trade-margins-2009-22.htm), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-12-01 (primary source)