Is the stock market open on Juneteenth? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed on Thursday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday.
Bond traders will get a late-week break, too, with the bond market also closed on Thursday.
The holiday, which is also known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
It falls on the anniversary of Union Army General Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865, proclamation that Texas was no longer a slave-holding state.
Granger's announcement took place two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed Southern slaves.
While Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for nearly two centuries, Congress voted in 2021 to make it the 11th federal holiday.
When President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
The late-week break will be a nice reprieve for investors, but there are plenty of uncertainties that could create headaches over the next several months.
True, the current bull market is back on track after a chaotic spring, with the S&P 500 nearing record-high territory.
But escalating geopolitical tensions, worry over the White House's tariff policies and concern over President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" could create volatility.
For investors, this elevated uncertainty could mark a good time to add dividend stocks to your portfolio. Why?
Dividends can provide a "really important buffer" to market downside, says Katherine Bordlemay, co-head of fundamental equity client portfolio management, Americas, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
"If you look through history, in periods where the market was down, the standard index was down 16%, versus the dividend index down 10%," she adds. But Bordlemay warns investors against seeking out high yield for the sake of high yield.
Instead, she says that high-quality firms paying sustainable yield make for the best dividend stocks to buy.
Are banks open on Juneteenth? The answer to that question is no. Thursday, June 19, is one of several bank holidays in 2025, and so banks will also be closed.
Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2025.
2025 stock market holidays
Date |
Holiday |
NYSE |
Nasdaq |
Wednesday, January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, January 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, February 17 |
Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, April 17 |
Maundy Thursday |
Open |
Open |
Friday, April 18 |
Good Friday |
Closed |
Closed |
Friday, May 23 |
Friday before Memorial Day |
Open |
Open |
Monday, May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, June 19 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Thursday, July 3 |
Day before Independence Day |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Friday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Monday, October 13 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Open |
Open |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
Open |
Open |
Thursday, November 27 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Friday, November 28 |
Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Wednesday, December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
Early close (1 pm) |
Early close (1 pm) |
Thursday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Closed |
Closed |
Wednesday, December 31 |
New Year's Eve |
Open |
Open |
2025 bond market holidays
Wednesday, January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Closed |
Monday, January 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Closed |
Monday, February 17 |
Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday |
Closed |
Thursday, April 17 |
Maundy Thursday |
Early close (2 pm) |
Friday, April 18 |
Good Friday |
Closed |
Friday, May 23 |
Friday before Memorial Day |
Early close (2 pm) |
Monday, May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Closed |
Thursday, June 19 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Closed |
Thursday, July 3 |
Day before Independence Day |
Early close (2 pm) |
Friday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
Closed |
Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day |
Closed |
Monday, October 13 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Closed |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
Closed |
Thursday, November 27 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Closed |
Friday, November 28 |
Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday |
Early close (2 pm) |
Wednesday, December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
Early close (2 pm) |
Thursday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Closed |
Wednesday, December 31 |
New Year's Eve |
Early close (2 pm) |
* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
