U.S. financial markets are observing a full closure today, Thursday, December 25, 2025, in celebration of the Christmas holiday. Trading on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq is suspended for the entire day, with normal operations set to resume on Friday, December 26, 2025. This pause follows a shortened, yet record-setting, trading session on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, where major indexes continued their upward trajectory, fueling hopes of a "Santa Claus rally" to close out the ...