Published on: 2026-04-01
The stock market is closed on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, but it is open on Easter Monday, April 6, 2026. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq recognize Good Friday as an official trading holiday, but not Easter Monday.
In other words, regular stock trading will not take place this Friday, but trading will resume next Monday.
| Date | Day | U.S. stock market status | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Thursday | Open | Normal trading day |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Closed | Good Friday holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Open | Normal trading resumes |
However, there is one nuance investors and traders must take note of: The March jobs report will arrive on Good Friday, even though the market is closed, which may cause gaps in futures, bonds, and Monday's stock market.
No. Good Friday has long been part of the U.S. stock market holiday schedule, even though it is not a federal holiday.
It is a standard trading holiday alongside standard market closures such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
From a holiday calendar perspective, Good Friday is the fourth of the 10 full-day U.S. stock market holidays in 2026, based on the published exchange calendars.
Yes. The U.S. stock market is open on Monday, April 6, 2026, as Easter Monday is not listed as a holiday in the official holiday calendar.
That means that traders and investors can resume stock trading on Monday after roughly 89.5 hours without a regular U.S. stock trading session.
Yes, but only partially. SIFMA recommends an early market close at 12:00 p.m. on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, for U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income markets in the United States.
On Easter Monday, both the U.S. bond and stock markets will operate as usual.
In the UK, SIFMA recommends a full market close on Friday to observe Good Friday, and a full market close on Monday to observe Easter Monday.
In Japan, SIFMA recommends a complete market closure on Friday and an early closure at 3:00 p.m. JST on Monday to observe Easter Monday.
The straightforward answer is calendar collision. As we highlighted above, the March 2026 payrolls report is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, April 3, even though NYSE and Nasdaq cash trading are closed. That makes Good Friday a macro event day without a cash-equity session.
Thus, a payroll surprise can hit Treasury yields, CME futures, and the U.S. dollar before stock traders get a full cash session to respond.
Furthermore, the UK market is closed on Monday, which means traders and investors might experience thin liquidity for European-facing stocks, ADRs, and sector ETFs sensitive to London's price movements, even though Wall Street is open.
The official U.S. exchange calendars for 2026 do not include Easter Monday as a market holiday.
No, there is no early close before Good Friday on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
No. Many major markets are closed on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, France, and Switzerland. Asian Markets, such as China and Japan, are open on Good Friday.
In conclusion, the stock market is closed on Good Friday and open on Easter Monday in 2026.
For anyone planning trades around Easter week, Good Friday still carries payroll risk. Thus, plan your risk management early and avoid post-holiday trading as Wall Street opens on Monday before all cross-Atlantic liquidity is fully back online.
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