31 Dec 2019 The stock market will be open for regular trading hours on New Year's an early 2 p.m. close to fixed-income markets on New Year's Eve, Investor's on Thursday, December 24, 2020,” for Christmas eve this coming year. [3] The market will be closed early at 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 24, 2020 Eastern Time. Also note that Monday, October 12, 2019 (Columbus Day) and 1 Jan 2020 What time does the stock market open and close on New Year's Eve? on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are Eve, but the world's major markets come to a halt on the first day of 2020.