Are financial markets closed July 4?

As the Independence Day vacation approaches, Americans are getting ready for a protracted weekend of barbecues and fireworks reveals to have a good time the founding of the United States.

During the prolonged vacation weekend, each bond and inventory markets will likely be closed on Monday July 4, whereas bond merchants can take pleasure in an additional half-day off heading into the vacation weekend.

Both the New York Stock Exchange, owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc.,
ICE,
+1.27%
and the Nasdaq, owned by Nasdaq Inc.
NDAQ,
+2.00%,
will likely be closed for buying and selling on Monday, July 4.

Bond merchants, in the meantime, will obtain an additional few hours of vacation, because the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends an “early” shut at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. Bond buying and selling will then be closed for the vacation on Monday, July 4.

The vacation falls simply after the tip of what has been a brutal first half of the 12 months for inventory and bond markets. The S&P 500 logged its worst first-half efficiency in 52 years, whereas the Nasdaq Composite has seen its worst first-half efficiency on document.

The S&P 500
SPX,
+1.06%
has logged a roughly 20% fall because the begin of the 12 months, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.05%
has fallen 14%, and the Nasdaq
COMP,
+0.90%
was down 29%.