Stock market open on Columbus Day? NYSE and Nasdaq will be open

If you’re asking “is stock market open on columbus day”, the NYSE Group’s 2026 holiday calendar does not list Columbus Day, which means the NYSE and Nasdaq will be open.

The NYSE Group’s official 2026 holiday and early-closing calendar, published by Intercontinental Exchange, lists the exchange holidays for 2026 and does not include Columbus Day among the full-day closures for its cash equity markets.

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Trading calendars compiled for 2026 confirm the same schedule: a trading-calendar guide updated in May 2026 lists the 10 U.S. market holidays observed by both the NYSE and Nasdaq and shows that Columbus Day is not one of them. That means normal trading hours apply on Columbus Day.

If you need a quick reminder for planning, bookmark the holiday calendar pages or add exchange holidays to your phone calendar; traders often see thinner liquidity around other holiday-observed dates, but Columbus Day itself is treated like a normal trading day by the exchanges.

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For related reading on what’s open and closed this Columbus Day, see our local guide to Columbus Day 2026: what’s open and closed in the US on Oct. 12, and for context on how holiday schedules affect markets see our market coverage Stock market today: S&P 500 edges up to 7,650.50, Nasdaq gains.

Sources

Intercontinental Exchange — NYSE Group 2026 holiday and early-closing calendar showing the list of exchange-observed holidays (Columbus Day is not listed).
TradingSim — 2026 U.S. stock exchange calendar and guide (updated May 2026) noting the 10 market holidays observed by NYSE and Nasdaq and that both exchanges observe the same holiday schedule.
CalendarLabs — compiled 2026 NYSE trading holidays list used for quick reference.

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