The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will suspend operations on Monday, September 7, 2026, for the U.S. Labor Day holiday and resume standard trading at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 8. U.S. fixed-income markets and over-the-counter (OTC) venues will also close, while the Toronto Stock Exchange observes Labour Day. London, Shanghai and Hong Kong will maintain regular operations. Major U.S. bank branches, including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and Bank of America, will close, although digital banking and ATMs will continue functioning. FedEx and UPS will pause standard deliveries but retain limited express services. Cryptocurrency markets will remain open around the clock through decentralized blockchain networks rather than holiday-bound centralized exchanges. The S&P 500 gained 2.6% in August 2026, ahead of its five-year average August return of 0.2% and 10-year average of 0.9%, but declined an average 2.7% in September over the past five years and 1.3% over the past 10 years. Rising Treasury yields, higher oil prices, expected central bank tightening and fiscal-deficit concerns have renewed attention on seasonal September weakness after higher financing costs eroded some of 2026’s gains linked largely to artificial-intelligence enthusiasm. The exchanges observe 10 designated market holidays in 2026, including early closes at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on the Friday after Thanksgiving and December 24. Labor Day was established in 1894 through legislation signed by President Grover Cleveland.