When are the stock markets closed?

*Stock trading: countries: France, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg

*ETFs trading: countries: France, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg

Both the EU and the US stock markets are open on working days only (Monday - Friday). To find out more about the opening times of the markets check this article: Market hours 🕛. Please note that if you place a market order outside of the market hours, or when the markets are closed, your order will be displayed as “pending” and it will be executed as soon as the markets are open again.

Below you can find the list of holidays affecting the US and EU markets.

Shares offers US stocks from the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) and NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations). Both these exchanges will be closed for all public holidays in the United States of America. Here is a list of all the public holidays in the United States of America in 2025, excluding the weekends.

List of public holidays in the USA in 2025:

In the table below you can find the calendar relevant for trade executions for the EU stocks and ETFs. The table below shows the days when the exchange is closed for trading and days when the hours for trading are limited in 2025.

List of holidays affecting the EU market hours: