The US stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and closes at 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. It is closed on weekends and certain federal holidays. This applies to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq, the two main stock marketplaces in the US.
Stock market opening times vary globally depending on the country and local working hours, but for the US market specifically, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekdays is the standard trading session.
