The US stock market is open on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, even though it is a federal holiday, while the bond market is closed for the day. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are trading normal hours, from 9.30am to 4pm Eastern Time, with pre-market trading from 4am and after-hours trading until 8pm Eastern Time. The US bond market is closed on the recommendation of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, known as SIFMA.
Veterans Day is one of only two days a year when bonds take a holiday and stocks do not, the other being Columbus Day. The NYSE’s official 2026 holiday calendar does not list Veterans Day as a market closure, so equities trade a full session. The Federal Reserve is also closed, which means banks that follow the Fed calendar are shut, and the US Postal Service has suspended regular mail delivery.
Futures point higher after Tuesday’s fall
US stock futures edged higher on Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s sell-off. S&P 500 futures were up about 0.6 percent in overnight trading, and Nasdaq 100 futures were up more than 1 percent, according to market data. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.38 percent to 7,520.93 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.74 percent to 25,065.87 after a hotter-than-expected October inflation report, while the 10-year Treasury yield briefly rose above 5 percent.
The question for today is whether the bounce has real legs or is simply running ahead of a bond market that is shut for the holiday. With cash Treasury trading closed, equity futures can rally on chip news — including CoreWeave’s strong earnings — without the usual check from Treasury yields, which were the main thing that hurt shares on Tuesday. The 10-year yield settled just under 5 percent after trading above that level during Tuesday’s session, and the two-year closed at 4.74 percent.
A quiet data day
No major US economic data is due on Wednesday, and the only earnings of note before the open were from CGI, with a consensus estimate of 1.64 dollars per share against 1.55 dollars a year earlier. CME equity index futures are trading normal hours, except for the daily break from 5pm to 6pm Eastern Time. The next market-moving data comes on Friday, when the producer price index is published, and the Federal Reserve’s next decision is on Wednesday, December 9.
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