U.S. stock markets will close on Thursday of next week in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, continuing a long-held Wall Street tradition in mourning the nation’s leaders.

Financial markets will be largely — but not entirely — closed for the National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter on Thursday, Jan. 9. State of play: Markets typically close on such days, as they did in December 2018 for the funeral of President George H.

The New York Stock Exchange will close trading on January 9 to honor a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.