The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market will be open on New Year’s Eve and keep normal hours, with the regular session starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Eastern. Over-the-counter markets will be open, too. Markets for U.S. bonds, however, will close early at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Nasdaq will be open for normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. The U.S. bond market will close at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and will remain closed through New Year's Day.

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The S & P 500 finished the year up 16%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 19%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed out 2025 up 13%. A dip in each of the indexes on Wednesday left markets lower in the year’s final trading session.

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.

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