U.S. Stock Market Closings for all Holidays for 24 years from 1989 to 2012. Compiled from PAS calendars & http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/easter.html and www.wiskit.com/calendar.html. U.S. stock markets are closed on nine regularly scheduled holidays each year: 1. New Years Day - first of January for Monday through Saturday. If it falls on Sunday, market is closed on Monday January second. Every 5 or 6 years new years day falls on a Saturday, when this happens there is NO closing of U.S stock markets for new years day. 2. Dr. Martin Luther King day - third Monday in January (15-21). 3. President's Day - always the third Monday in February (15-21). 4. Good Friday - always on a Friday - the Friday before Easter Sunday. Varies from late March to mid April. 5. Memorial Day - always the last Monday in May (25-31). 6. Independence Day - fourth of July for Monday through Friday. If it falls on Saturday, market is closed on Friday the third. If it falls on Sunday, market is closed on Monday the fifth. 7. Labor Day - always on the first Monday in September (1-7). 8. Thanksgiving Day - always on the fourth Thursday in November (22-28). 9. Christmas Day - twenty-fifth of December for Monday through Friday. If it falls on Saturday, market is closed on Friday the twenty-fourth. If it falls on Sunday, market is closed on Monday the twenty-sixth. Stock markets are also closed on memorial of a President or ex-president death. Stock markets are open on, Columbus Day in mid October and Veteran's Day on November 11 and other holidays. Table shows the day of the week the First Day of the Year falls on. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ======================================================================== Year 1Day New Dr.ML Pres Good Memor Indep Labor Thx Xmas Pres. Yr Years King Day Fri. Day Day Day Givng Memor. ======================================================================== 1989 Su 01/02 n.a. 02/20 03/24 05/29 07/04 09/04 11/23 12/25 1990 Mo 01/01 n.a. 02/19 04/13 05/28 07/04 09/03 11/22 12/25 1991 Tu 01/01 n.a. 02/18 03/29 05/27 07/04 09/02 11/28 12/25 LY 1992 We 01/01 n.a. 02/17 04/17 05/25 07/03 09/07 11/26 12/25 ======================================================================== 1993 Fr 01/01 n.a. 02/15 04/09 05/31 07/05 09/06 11/25 12/24 Nixon 1994 Sa n.a. 02/21 04/01 05/30 07/04 09/05 11/24 12/26 04/27<< 1995 Su 01/02 n.a. 02/20 04/14 05/29 07/04 09/04 11/23 12/25 LY 1996 Mo 01/01 n.a. 02/19 04/05 05/27 07/04 09/02 11/28 12/25 ======================================================================== 1997 We 01/01 n.a. 02/17 03/28 05/26 07/04 09/01 11/27 12/25 1998 Th 01/01 01/19 02/16 04/10 05/25 07/03 09/07 11/26 12/25 1999 Fr 01/01 01/18 02/15 04/02 05/31 07/05 09/06 11/25 12/24 LY 2000 Sa 01/17 02/21 04/21 05/29 07/04 09/04 11/23 12/25 ======================================================================== 2001 Mo 01/01 01/15 02/19 04/13 05/28 07/04 09/03 11/22 12/25 2002 Tu 01/01 01/21 02/18 03/29 05/27 07/04 09/02 11/28 12/25 2003 We 01/01 01/20 02/17 04/18 05/26 07/04 09/01 11/27 12/25 Reagan LY 2004 Th 01/01 01/19 02/16 04/09 05/31 07/05 09/06 11/25 12/24 06/11<< ======================================================================== 2005 Sa 01/17 02/21 03/25 05/30 07/04 09/05 11/24 12/26 2006 Su 01/02 01/16 02/20 04/14 05/29 07/04 09/04 11/23 12/25 Ford 2007 Mo 01/01 01/15 02/19 04/06 05/28 07/04 09/03 11/22 12/25 01/02<< LY 2008 Tu 01/01 01/21 02/18 03/21 05/26 07/04 09/01 11/27 12/25 ======================================================================== 2009 Th 01/01 01/19 02/16 04/10 05/25 07/03 09/07 11/26 12/25 2010 Fr 01/01 01/18 02/15 04/02 05/31 07/05 09/06 11/25 12/24 2011 Sa 01/17 02/21 04/22 05/30 07/04 09/05 11/24 12/26 LY 2012 Su 01/02 01/16 02/20 04/06 05/28 07/04 09/03 11/22 12/25 ======================================================================== c:\jcs\qb\holidays