PDF NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SPECIAL CLOSINGS, 1885-date

[Pages:20]Revised through January 2011 HISTORY OF NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAYS

Listed below are the years the NYSE has closed on standard holidays since 1885. Please see the following list of NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SPECIAL CLOSINGS, 1885?date for additional historical closings due to memorials, weather, extended observances of holiday celebrations, and the like.

New Year's Day (Jan. 1) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15)

Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12) Washington's Birthday (Feb. 22) Good Friday Decoration/Memorial Day (May 30) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day Columbus Day (Oct. 12) Election Day

Armistice/Veteran's Day (Nov. 11)

Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day (Dec. 25)

Closed every year.

Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon since 1986. Closed all day beginning in 1998. Observed on the third Monday of January.

Closed every year, 1896-1953.

Closed every year. Observed on Mondays since 1971.

Closed every year except 1898, 1906 and 1907.

Closed every year since 1873. Observed on Mondays since 1971.

Closed every year.

Closed every year, 1887-date.

Closed every year, 1909-1953.

Closed every year through 1968. Closed presidential election years only, 1972-1980.

Closed all day, 1918 and 1921. Closed for two minutes, 1922-1933. Closed all day, 1934-1953. Closed at 11:00 am for two minutes, 19542006.1

Closed every year.

Closed every year.

Traditionally, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the NYSE closes the succeeding Monday. On July 3, 1959, the Board adopted a policy that, when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the Exchange will not be open for business on the preceding Friday, unless it ends a monthly or yearly accounting period. See NYSE Rule 51.

1 Beginning in 2007, the two-minute moment of silence took place prior to the start of the trading day.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SPECIAL CLOSINGS, 1885?date

Aug. 8, 1885 (Sat) July 2, 1887 (Sat) Dec. 24, 1887 (Sat) Mar. 12-13, 1888 (Mon-Tue) Sept. 1, 1888 (Sat) Nov. 30, 1888 (Fri) Apr. 29-May 1, 1889 (Mon-Wed)

July 5, 1890 (Sat) Dec. 26, 1891 (Sat) July 2, 1892 (Sat) Oct. 12, 1892 (Wed) Oct. 21-22, 1892 (Fri-Sat) Apr. 27, 1893 (Thu) Dec. 26, 1896 (Sat) Apr. 27, 1897 (Tue) May 4, 1898 (Wed) July 2, 1898 (Sat) Aug. 20, 1898 (Sat) Sept. 3, 1898 (Sat) Dec. 24, 1898 (Sat) Feb. 11, 1899 (Sat) May 29, 1899 (Mon) July 3, 1899 (Mon) Sept. 29-30, 1899 (Fri-Sat) Nov. 25, 1899 (Sat)

Funeral of former President Ulysses S. Grant. Saturday before Independence Day. Christmas Eve. Blizzard of 1888. Saturday before Labor Day. Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration. Saturday after Independence Day. Saturday after Christmas. Saturday before Independence Day. Columbian Celebration. Columbian Celebration. Columbian Celebration. Saturday after Christmas. Grant's birthday. Charter Day. Saturday before Independence Day. Welcome of naval commanders. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday before Christmas. Saturday before Lincoln's Birthday. Monday before Decoration Day. Monday before Independence Day. Admiral Dewey Celebration. Funeral of Vice-President Garret A. Hobart.

Apr. 14, 1900 (Sat) Sept. 1, 1900 (Sat) Dec. 24, 1900 (Mon) Feb. 2, 1901 (Sat) Feb. 23, 1901 (Sat) Apr. 6, 1901 (Sat) Apr. 27, 1901 (Sat)

May 11, 1901 (Sat) July 5-6, 1901 (Fri-Sat) Aug. 31, 1901 (Sat) Sept. 14, 1901 (Sat) Sept. 19, 1901 (Thu) Mar. 29, 1902 (Sat) May 31, 1902 (Sat) July 5, 1902 (Sat) Aug. 9, 1902 (Sat) Aug. 30, 1902 (Sat) Feb. 21, 1903 (Sat) Apr. 11, 1903 (Sat) Apr. 22, 1903 (Wed) Sept. 5, 1903 (Sat) Dec. 26, 1903 (Sat) May 28, 1904 (Sat) July 2, 1904 (Sat) Sept. 3, 1904 (Sat)

Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday before Labor Day. Christmas Eve. Funeral of Queen Victoria of England. Saturday after Washington's Birthday. Saturday after Good Friday. Moved to temporary quarters in Produce Exchange. Enlarged temporary quarters in Produce Exchange. Days after Independence Day. Saturday before Labor Day. Death of President William McKinley. Funeral of President William McKinley. Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday after Decoration Day. Saturday after Independence Day. Coronation of King Edward VII of England. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday before Washington's Birthday. Saturday after Good Friday. Opening of new NYSE building. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday after Christmas. Saturday before Decoration Day. Saturday before Independence Day. Saturday before Labor Day.

3

Dec. 24, 1904 (Sat) Apr. 22, 1905 (Sat) Feb. 23, 1907 (Sat) Mar. 30, 1907 (Sat) Aug. 31, 1907 (Sat) Apr. 18, 1908 (Sat) June 26, 1908 (Fri)

Sept. 5, 1908 (Sat) Dec. 26, 1908 (Sat) Feb. 13, 1909 (Sat) Apr. 10, 1909 (Sat) May 29, 1909 (Sat) July 3, 1909 (Sat) Sept. 4, 1909 (Sat) Sept. 25, 1909 (Sat) Mar. 26, 1910 (Sat) May 7, 1910 (Sat)

May 20, 1910 (Fri)

May 28, 1910 (Sat) July 2, 1910 (Sat) Sept. 3, 1910 (Sat) Dec. 24, 1910 (Sat) Apr. 15, 1911 (Sat) Sept. 2, 1911 (Sat) Dec. 23, 1911 (Sat)

Saturday before Christmas. Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday after Washington's birthday. Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday after Good Friday. Closed at 1:00 pm. Funeral of former President Grover Cleveland. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday after Christmas. Saturday after Lincoln's Birthday. Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday before Decoration Day. Saturday before Independence Day. Saturday before Labor Day. Reception Day of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Saturday after Good Friday. Closed 11:00 am. Death of King Edward VII of England. Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of King Edward VII. Saturday before Decoration Day. Saturday before Independence Day. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday before Christmas. Saturday after Good Friday. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday before Christmas.

4

Aug. 31, 1912 (Sat) Nov. 2, 1912 (Sat) Mar. 22, 1913 (Sat) Apr. 14, 1913 (Mon)

May 31, 1913 (Sat) July 5, 1913 (Sat) Aug. 30, 1913 (Sat) Sept. 22, 1913 (Mon)

July 31-Nov. 27, 1914 (Fri-Fri)

Dec. 30, 1916 (Sat) June 5, 1917 (Tue) Aug. 4, 1917 (Sat) Aug. 29, 1917 (Wed) Sept. 1, 1917 (Sat) Oct. 13, 1917 (Sat) Oct. 24, 1917 (Wed) Jan. 28, 1918 (Mon) Feb. 4, 1918 (Mon) Feb. 11, 1918 (Mon) Apr. 26, 1918 (Fri) July 11, 1918 (Thu)

Sept. 12, 1918 (Thu)

Saturday before Labor Day.

Funeral of Vice-President James S. Sherman.

Saturday after Good Friday.

Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of J. P. Morgan.

Saturday after Decoration Day.

Saturday after Independence Day.

Saturday before Labor Day. Closed from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of Mayor William J. Gaynor.

Closed pending outbreak of World War I. Reopened for trading in bonds with price restrictions on November 28, 1914; for trading in a limited number of stocks under price restrictions on December 12, 1914; and for trading in all stocks, under price restrictions, on December 15, 1914. All restrictions were removed April 1, 1915.

Saturday before New Year's Day.

Draft Registration Day.

Heat. Closed at 12:00 noon. Parade of National Guard.

Saturday before Labor Day.

Saturday after Columbus Day.

Closed at 12:00 noon. Liberty Day.

Heatless day.

Heatless day.

Heatless day.

Closed at 12:00 noon. Liberty Day.

Closed from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Funeral of former Mayor John Purroy Mitchell.

Draft registration day.

5

Nov. 7, 1918 (Thu) Nov. 11, 1918 (Mon) Jan. 7, 1919 (Tue)

Mar. 25, 1919 (Tue) May 6, 1919 (Tue) May 31, 1919 (Sat) July 5, 1919 (Sat) July 19, 1919 (Sat) Aug. 2, 1919 (Sat) Aug. 16, 1919 (Sat) Aug. 30, 1919 (Sat) Sept. 10, 1919 (Wed) Dec. 30, 1919 (Tue) Feb. 6, 1920 (Fri) Apr. 3, 1920 (Sat) May 1, 1920 (Sat) July 3, 1920 (Sat) Sept. 4, 1920 (Sat) Sept. 16, 1920 (Thu) May 28, 1921 (Sat) July 2, 1921 (Sat) Aug. 2, 1921 (Tue) Sept. 3, 1921 (Sat) Dec. 23, 1922 (Sat) Aug. 3, 1923 (Fri)

Closed at 2:30 pm. False armistice report. Armistice signed. Closed at 12:30 pm. Funeral of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Homecoming of 27th Division. Parade of 77th Division. Saturday after Decoration Day. Saturday after Independence Day. Heat and to allow offices to catch up on work. To allow offices to catch up on work. To allow offices to catch up on work. Saturday before Labor Day. Return of General John J. Pershing. Opened at 10:30 am ? traffic block. Opened at 10:30 am ? traffic block. Saturday after Good Friday. Many firms changed office locations. Saturday before Independence Day. Saturday before Labor Day. Closed at 12:00 noon. Wall Street explosion. Saturday before Decoration Day. Saturday before Independence Day. Opened at 1:00 pm. Fire in annunciator board. Saturday before Labor Day. Saturday before Christmas Day. Death of President Warren G. Harding.

6

Aug. 8, 1923 (Wed)

Aug. 10, 1923 (Fri) Feb. 6, 1924 (Wed) May 31, 1924 (Sat) Jan. 24, 1925 (Sat) Sept. 18, 1925 (Fri) Dec. 26, 1925 (Sat) May 29, 1926 (Sat) July 3, 1926 (Sat) Sept. 4, 1926 (Sat) June 13, 1927 (Mon) Apr. 7, 1928 (Sat) Apr. 21, 1928 (Sat) May 5, 1928 (Sat) May 12, 1928 (Sat) May 19, 1928 (Sat) May 21-25, 1928 (Mon-Fri) May 26, 1928 (Sat) Nov. 24, 1928 (Sat)

Closed from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm during funeral services for President Warren G. Harding in Washington, DC.

Funeral of President Warren G. Harding at Marion, Ohio.

Closed at 12:30 pm. Funeral of former President Woodrow Wilson.

Saturday after Decoration Day.

Opened at 10:45 am. Eclipse of sun.

Closed at 2:30 pm. Funeral of Seymour L. Cromwell, former NYSE president.

Saturday after Christmas Day.

Saturday before Decoration Day.

Saturday before Independence Day.

Saturday before Labor Day.

Parade for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Closed at 2:00 pm to allow member firm offices to catch up on work. Heavy volume.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

7

Feb. 9, 1929 (Sat)

Feb. 23, 1929 (Sat) Mar. 30, 1929 (Sat) Aug. 31, 1929 (Sat) Oct. 31, 1929 (Thu)

Nov. 1-2, 1929 (Fri-Sat)

Nov. 6-8, 1929 (Wed-Fri)

Nov. 9, 1929 (Sat)

Nov. 11-15, 1929 (Mon-Fri)

Nov. 16, 1929 (Sat)

Nov. 18-22, 1929 (Mon-Fri)

Nov. 23, 1929 (Sat)

Nov. 29-30, 1929 (Fri-Sat)

Mar. 11, 1930 (Tue)

Apr. 19, 1930 (Sat) May 31, 1930 (Sat) July 5, 1930 (Sat) Aug. 30, 1930 (Sat) Sept. 5, 1931 (Sat) Dec. 26, 1931 (Sat) July 2, 1932 (Sat)

Heavy volume. To allow member firm offices to catch up on work.

Saturday after Washington's Birthday.

Saturday after Good Friday.

Saturday before Labor Day.

Opened at 12:00 noon to allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

To allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

To allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

To allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

Closed at 1:00 pm to allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

To allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

To allow member firm offices to catch up on work and to relieve personnel.

Closed at 12:30 pm. Funeral of former President William Howard Taft.

Saturday after Good Friday.

Saturday after Decoration Day.

Saturday after Independence Day.

Saturday before Labor Day.

Saturday before Labor Day.

Saturday after Christmas.

Saturday before Independence Day.

8

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download