It will be a holiday-shortened trading week for US stock market traders and investors. The U.S. stock market will be closed on May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day. Today, even the United Kingdom’s stock market will be closed for the Spring Bank Holiday.

Both the US and UK stock markets will resume trading on Tuesday. The US stock market will reopen as normal at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday of May each year, to honor and remember military personnel who have died in service to the country. All U.S. stock markets are closed in observance of Memorial Day. This includes the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 (SPX), and other indices will not witness any trading.

Both the stock and bond markets are closed on Memorial Day, which is observed as a full market holiday. The bond market, regulated by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), follows a holiday schedule similar to that of the U.S. stock market.

Markets This Week

US equity futures are open and trading in green on Monday. The markets are set to open positively on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a delay in imposing a 50% tariff on the European Union, extending the deadline to July 9.

Last week, US markets felt the heat from the US fiscal outlook and trade tensions weighing heavily on investor sentiment. The Dow dropped 2.47%, the S&P 500 fell 2.61%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 2.47% last week. Apple shares also took a sharp hit, slumping 7.57% last week as Trump warned that iPhones sold in the US must be manufactured domestically or face a minimum 25% tariff.

As investors continue to assess the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and economic policies, this week’s holiday-shortened schedule is highlighted by Nvidia’s (NVDA) earnings and a significant inflation report.

Investors will also be watching the first-quarter GDP updates, the most recent information on the U.S. trade balance, and retail inventories, in addition to Friday’s personal consumption expenditures inflation report. Surveys of consumer sentiment and confidence will also be the main emphasis.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, New York Fed President John Williams, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are among the Fed executives scheduled to speak. On Wednesday, the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes are also anticipated.