New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- With Christmas and New Year's around the corner, US markets are moving through one of the more compressed trading stretches of the year. A single early close or holiday can alter settlement, delay execution, or cause a trade to be pushed into the following week.

For investors, the key dates are straightforward - but easy to mix up. Below is a breakdown of how trading hours will shape up around Christmas 2025 and New Year's Day 2026 - including where stocks and bonds follow different schedules.

Yes, but only briefly. Both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq are scheduled to close early on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, 24 December 2025.

Equity trading ends at 1:00 pm Eastern Time (ET). Certain options remain a...