The NYSE does not close early on New Year's Eve. However other markets worldwide might.
The nyse closes at it's normal, New Years Eve is not a recognized holiday.
The U.S.Treasury (bond) market will close early at 2 p.m. today. Meanwhile, the equities market will close at its normal time, 4 p.m. on the last day of trading in 2010.
The Amex Stock Market, NASDAQ Stock Market, and New York Stock Exchange all close at 4pm ET, Monday through Friday. After Hours trading is from close to 6:30pm ET.
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The UK stock market opens at 8:00 and it closes at 16:30. The London Stock Exchange has the fourth largest market capitalization of all stock markets.
To make it easy for there customers commercial banks and the stock market both close on the same major holidays. The Government makes the choice to close the stock market and the commercial banks have followed in their path to also close on the major holidays.
full day The stock market is closed on January 2, 2012
It closes at 03:30PM
1/19/2011
17:30 local
The Netherlands (Amsterdam Stock Exchange) in the early 1700's.
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