The US stock market will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. This means there will be no trading of stocks, options, or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or Nasdaq on that day.
The US bond market will also be closed, following the holiday schedule set by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Normal trading will resume on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Joe Biden. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
The holiday is recognized as a permanent state holiday in at least 30 states and the District of Columbia, with Alaska and Vermont celebrating it for the first time this year.
Market Overview Before Juneteenth
On the day before the holiday, US stock market indices closed mostly flat. Investors are cautious amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, particularly the Israel-Iran conflict, which raises concerns about potential US involvement.
The Federal Reserve recently concluded its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, deciding to keep interest rates unchanged. Fed Chair Jerome Powell expressed a cautious outlook, highlighting uncertainties around inflation and economic growth, partly due to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The Fed now projects two rate cuts in 2025, along with slower growth and higher inflation.
The US stock market has been influenced heavily by trade policies and tariffs this year. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes have remained nearly flat year-to-date through the first half of 2025. How trade tensions and tariff implementations evolve will likely shape market direction in the second half of the year.
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