The US will observe a National Day of Mourning on Thursday 9 January for former US president, Jimmy Carter. As a result, major US stock exchanges will be closed, and other markets will have an earlier finish.
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will not open on Thursday. US indices will close early at 2.30pm (UK time), while US treasury and commodity markets will close early, at 6.15pm (UK time). For options, the US SPX 500 will be open until 2.25pm (UK time), and the US NDAQ 100 will be closed all day.
The Euro 50, Germany 40 and UK 100 indices will also close earlier than usual, at 9pm (UK time).
View more details in the table below:
| Instrument | Market hours (Thu 9 Jan) | Close (UK times) |
| Commodities | ||
| Corn | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Feeder Cattle | 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Live Cattle | 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Lean Hogs | 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Lumber | 15:00-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Oats | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Rough Rice | 01:00-03:00 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Soybean | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Soybean Meal | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Soybean Oil | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Wheat | 01:00-13:45 / 14:30-18:15 | Early close at 18:15 |
| Indices | ||
| Euro 50 | 00:15-21:00 / 23:00-00:00 | Closed from 21:00-23:00 |
| Germany 40 | 00:15-21:00 / 23:00-00:00 | Closed from 21:00-23:00 |
| Japan 225 (Chicago) | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| UK 100 | 00:00-21:00 / 23:00-00:00 | Closed from 21:00-23:00 |
| US 30 | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| US NDAQ 100 | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| US Small Cap 2000 | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| US SPX 500 | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| US SPX Midcap 400 | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| Volatility Index | 00:00-14:30 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 14:30 |
| Shares | ||
| US share baskets | N/A | Closed |
| US NASDAQ | N/A | Closed |
| US NYSE | N/A | Closed |
| Treasuries | ||
| SOFR 3 Month | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
| US T-Bond | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
| US T-Bond Ultra | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
| US T-Note 10 YR | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
| US T-Note 2 YR | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
| US T-Note 5 YR | 00:00-18:15 / 23:00-00:00 | Early close at 18:15 |
Please note that the information given is subject to change.
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