Wall Street Stays Silent: Labor Day Closure Brings Uncertainty to US Markets
The US stock market is closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. This applies to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq.
This closure affects major benchmarks such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite, as well as companies like Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, and Microsoft.
The market will reopen on Tuesday, September 8, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. This comes after a stronger-than-expected August jobs report changed expectations around Federal Reserve policy.
The data showed the US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, significantly above expectations, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%. The data pushed Treasury yields higher and increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep monetary policy tighter.