The bond market in the United States is open for a shortened trading day on New Year’s Eve, but the stock market is open regular hours. Both are closed on New Year’s Day. Traders and investors will be taking the day off Wednesday,

Wall Street’s major indexes rose in the final session of 2024. Let’s take a look at when the markets close and reopen at New Year.

Every year, investors look forward to the “Santa Claus rally,” a period that encompasses the final five trading days of December and the first two trading days of the new year. Since 1950, the S&P 500 has gained, on average, 1.3% during this stretch, while finishing higher nearly 80% of the time, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Are markets open on New Year's Eve? Yes. U.S. bond markets will close early, at 2 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, Dec. 31. What about global markets? Some important international markets will be shut, or close early,

The S&P 500 may be heading for its first gain since Christmas on Friday. The main gauge of Wall Street’s health rose 0.6% in morning trading and was on track to break a five-day losing streak, its longest since April.

Wall Street is rallying out of its holiday-season funk. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% Friday toward its best day in nearly two months and its first gain since Christmas. The