Is the stock market open today, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025?

According to Naples Daily News, yes, U.S. stock markets are open.

While much of the federal government remains closed following a Dec. 18 executive order from President Donald Trump granting additional holidays this week, U.S. financial markets are operating on a regular schedule.

According to Section 1 of the executive order titled “Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025,” all executive departments and agencies are closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, with federal employees excused from duty on both days.

However, U.S. financial markets operate independently of the federal government’s holiday schedule. While federal offices may close by executive order or congressional action, stock exchanges set their own trading calendars, which are approved annually and rarely change.

After closing at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) reopened for regular trading at 9:30 a.m. ET Friday, Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, per Naples News Daily. Normal trading hours apply.

NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE National, and NYSE Texas late trading sessions are also operating on their usual schedules, notes the outlet.

The Nasdaq opened at its standard 9:30 a.m. ET start time, and the U.S. bond market resumed regular trading hours on Friday, per the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Looking ahead, U.S. stock markets will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve — and will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, for New Year’s Day, Naples Daily News reports.

What Happened In The Stock Market In 2025?

This year has been a rocky one for U.S. stock markets, particularly on Friday, April 4, 2025, when major indexes posted sharp losses for a second consecutive day, AFROTECH™ previously reported. The downturn followed Trump’s tariff announcement and China’s decision to impose a 34% retaliatory duty on U.S. goods.

After markets closed on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Trump announced from the White House Rose Garden that the U.S. would impose a 10% tariff on all imported goods, along with higher duties targeting specific countries, AFROTECH™ noted. The tariffs took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on April 5.

At the time, notable losses included Tesla, which fell roughly 10%; agricultural equipment maker Caterpillar, down about 6%; and AI chipmaker Nvidia, which declined approximately 7%.

Global markets also sold off sharply, with European and Asian markets recording steep declines amid escalating trade tensions, per AFROTECH™.

“From the Dot.com bubble and burst to the financial crisis to Europe debt crisis to COVID-19 lows in March 2020… but never have we (or others that have covered the markets for 50 years+) seen a self-inflicted debacle of epic proportions like the Trump tariff slate over the last 36 hours,” Wedbush Securities analysts said of the decline, per Seeking Alpha.