US stocks have set a record high for the Christmas and New Year holidays, giving investors plenty to cheer for during the next break.
But before the ball falls to mark, no doubt, the start of a new decade, this is when investors can expect markets to be open and closed for the next few days.
Christmas Eve falls on Tuesday, when the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will end trading at 1:00 p.m., while the Financial Markets and Securities Industry Association recommends closing east at 2 p.m. hours to trade bonds, including the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y,
Commodities also close early Tuesday, with gold futures trading on the US: GCG20
at Comex will end at 12:30 pm East and West Texas Intermediate US futures crude: CLF20
ending an hour later, at 1:30 p.m. East, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The London Stock Exchange closes Tuesday at 12:30 pm local time, and remains closed until December 27th.
The world’s major markets will remain closed on Wednesday for Christmas.
This December, Wall Street has already seen many records, with the S&P 500 SPX index,
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP,
each returned to record highs on Friday, as investors set aside the ouster of President Donald Trump and posted gains of more than 28%, 22% and 36%, respectively, for the North American benchmark American.
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Looking for a toast for the new year?
Investors may want to raise a glass in the Federal Reserve, which at its December rate-setting meeting signaled its plan to keep benchmark rates low: between 1.5% and 1.75% until the end of 2021.
Also, don’t forget New York’s Federal Reserve advance, which has injected Wall Street with short-term loans worth hundreds of billions of dollars to keep the credit flowing through the system during the end-of-term period. year, when liquidity (remember last year?) can dry up and produce shocks.
But before dealing with the bustle, U.S. stock markets, energy and gold futures will be open for the full day of New Year’s Eve, while Sifma recommends closing at 2 p.m. ‘est in the bond market.
Most major world markets will be closed on New Year’s Day.