When is the stock market open? See operating hours, 2025 holidays

The stock market remains volatile following President Donald Trump’s implementation, then pause, of some targeted tariffs on hundreds of nations around the world.

However, the trade standoff with China, which faces a 145% tariff, continues, with the Trump administration showing no signs of pausing tariffs on one of the U.S.’s top trading partners.

“We’ll see what happens with China,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. “We would love to be able to work a deal. They’ve really taken advantage of our country for a long period of time.”

With a fickle stock market, an increased number of people have begun to tune in to the daily news coming out of Wall Street. Here’s what to know about the stock market’s operating hours.

When does the stock market open and close?

According to the New York Stock Exchange’s website, the “core trading session,” which begins with the opening bell and ends with the closing bell, runs between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET from Monday to Friday.

But a session called the “pre-opening session” starts at 6:30 a.m. ET, where orders to buy and sell stock can be queued until trading starts at 9:30 a.m.