NYSE, Nasdaq Say Stock-Market Hours Unchanged on Dec. 24 and 26

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc. said they won’t alter their trading schedules on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 after President Donald Trump’s executive order to close the federal government on those days.

The two largest US stock exchanges had previously set an early close for the stock market at 1 p.m. in New York on Dec. 24 ahead of the Christmas holiday, and will continue with that plan, according to spokespeople for the firms. Dec. 26 will be a regular full trading day.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Dec. 15.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

The White House on Thursday released an executive order that closes the ...