What time does the stock market open

The stock market wraps around many other businesses and it only opened for some hours during business days. However, investors can make some transactions after hours where applicable. It is like a business and like other businesses, the stock market has it's business hours which is 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The stock market is an investment vehicle that allows people to make money by giving their money to companies to use to conduct their businesses and in return, they get paid for it. The united states stock market hub is in New York and other parts of America. But, New York is the heart of the United State stock market. This designated area is called the Wallstreet.   The New York Stock Exchange  (NYSE) is one of the most popular stock market platforms in the world.

List of Stock Market annual holidays. 

List of holidays observed by the NYSE and other stock exchanges in America.

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents' Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Stock exchange trading hours.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has regular trading hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time, unless there's an early close.

The Nasdaq is an electronic trading marketplace for stock/securities trading. It has a Pre-market trading time from 4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. local time, and after-hours trading time from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The regular trading hours begin for the Nasdaq trading platform is from 9:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.³

Canada's stock exchange trading hours: Toronto Stock Exchange opens from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

Asia stock exchange trading hours

The Shanghai Stock Exchange opens at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. local time, and it observes a lunch period from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. local time, and it also observes lunch period from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Stock Exchange in Hong Kong opens at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. local time, and it also observes lunch period from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.⁷

Europe stock market trading hours

The London Stock Exchange opens on business days at 8 a.m. and closes at 4:30 p.m. local time with no lunch period observed.

Euronext Paris market opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5:30 p.m. local time with no lunch period.

The Swiss Exchange opens at 9:00 a.m. on business days. closes at 5:30 p.m. local time and with no lunchtime observed.