NYSE Historical Closings, 1885-date

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Closings are listed in descending order from 2002 through 1968.

Dec. 24, 2002 (Tue) Closed at 1:00 pm. Christmas Eve.
Nov. 29, 2002 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
September 11, 2002 (Wed) Opening delayed til 12:00 noon out of respect for the memorial events commemorating the one-year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.
May 30, 2002 (Thu) The NYSE conducted two minutes of silence from 10:29 am - 10:31 am in honor of the memorial events commemorating the end of the recovery efforts at Ground Zero
Nov. 12, 2001 (Mon) The NYSE conducted two minutes of silence from 11:00 am - 11:02 am in honor of U.S. veterans.
Oct. 8, 2001 (Mon) The NYSE conducted one-minute of silence from 9:30 am - 9:31am in support of the troops engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sept. 17, 2001 (Mon) The NYSE conducted two-minutes of silence in honor of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center.
Sept. 11-14, 2001 (Tues.-Fri.) Closed as a result of an attack on the World Trade Center. Remained closed for a total of four days.
June 8, 2001 (Fri) Trading is halted from 10:10 - 11:35 am (1 hr, 25 minutes), due to computer systems connectivity problem.
Nov. 24, 2000 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
July 3, 2000 (Mon) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
May 4, 2000 (Thu) Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon in memory of John Cardinal O'Connor, Archibishop of New York.
Feb 16, 2000 (Wed) Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon in memory of Walter N. Frank, former NYSE chairman.
Dec. 31, 1999 (Fri) Closed at 1 pm. New Year's Eve.
Nov. 26, 1999 (Fri) Closed at 1 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
Apr. 26, 1999 (Mon) Closed for 1 minute of silence at noon in memory of the 14 students and 1 teacher killed at Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado.
Mar. 25, 1999 (Thurs.) Closed for 1 minute of silence at 10:00 am in tribute to the NATO troops in Kosovo.
Dec. 24, 1998 (Thu) Closed at 1:00 pm. Christmas Eve.
Nov. 27, 1998 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day
July 3, 1998 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Dec. 26, 1997 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Friday after Christmas.
Dec. 24, 1997 (Wed) Closed at 1:00 pm. Christmas Eve.
Nov. 28, 1997 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day
Oct. 27, 1997 (Mon) DJIA dropped 350 points, triggering a mandated trading halt for the first time that closed the market at 2:35 pm for a half hour. Trading resumed at 3:05 pm and the DJIA declined an additional 200 points, causing another halt at 3:30 pm that ended trading for the day.
July 3, 1997 (Thu) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day before Independence Day.
Dec. 24, 1996 (Tue) Closed at 1:00 pm. Christmas Eve.
Nov. 29, 1996 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Thanksgiving Day.
July 5, 1996 (Fri) Closed at 1:00 pm. Day after Independence Day.
Apr. 4, 1996 (Thu) Closed for one minute of silence in memory of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and the government, corporate, military and media representatives killed in a plane crash in the Balkans.
Jan. 8, 1996 (Mon) Opening delayed until 11:00 am due to snow storm. Trading floor closed at 2:00 pm.
Dec. 18, 1995 (Mon) Opening delayed until 10:30 am. Computer systems trouble.
Nov. 24, 1995 (Fri) Closed at 1 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
July 3, 1995 (Mon) Closed at 1 pm. Day before Independence Day.
April 26, 1995 (Wed) Closed for one minute of silence at 10:02 am (9:02 Central Time) in memory of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Nov. 25, 1994 (Fri) Closed at 1 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
Apr. 27, 1994 (Wed) Closed for funeral of Richard M. Nixon.
Apr. 25, 1994 (Mon) Closed from 12:00 - 12:02 pm in memory of President Richard M. Nixon.
Feb. 11, 1994 (Fri) Floor closed at 2:30 pm due to snow storm.
Nov. 26, 1993 (Fri) Day after Thanksgiving. Closed at 1 pm.
Dec. 24, 1992 (Thu) Christmas Eve. Closed at 2 pm.
Nov. 27, 1992 (Fri) Closed at 2 pm. Day after Thanksgiving.
June 15, 1992 (Mon) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of Robert W. Haack, former NYSE president.
May 15, 1992 (Fri) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of G. Keith Funston, former NYSE president.
Mar. 19, 1992 (Thu) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of Bernard J. Lasker, former NYSE chairman.
Dec. 24, 1991 (Tue) Christmas Eve. Closed at 2 pm.
Oct. 22, 1991 (Tue) Power dip halts trading for 24 minutes, from 10:21 to 10:45.
Feb. 25, 1991 (Mon) Opening delayed until 9:31 am. for a minute of silence in honor of the American troops in the Persian Gulf.
Jan. 17, 1991 (Thu) Opening delayed until 9:31 am. for a minute of silent prayer for the American troops in the Persian Gulf.
Dec. 27, 1990 (Thu) Opening delayed to 11:00 am. due to explosion of a Con Edison transformer outside 55 Water Street.
Dec. 24, 1990 (Mon) Christmas Eve. Closed at 2:00 pm.
Nov. 23, 1990 (Fri) Internal power failure halted trading from 9:41 to 11:15 am.
Nov. 10, 1989 (Fri) Electrical fire delays opening for an hour.
Nov. 9-11, 1987 (Mon-Wed) 3:30 pm close. Normal hours resumed Nov. 12. Trading floor and clerical staff went on strike November 10-13 and were replaced by emergency reserve personnel. NYSE remained open throughout the strike.
Nov. 5-6, 1987 (Thu-Fri) 3:00 pm close.
Nov. 2-4, 1987 (Mon-Wed) 2:30 pm close.
Oct. 23-30, 1987 (Fri-Fri) Shortened hours following market break of Oct. 19 and record breaking volume --2:00 pm close.
Jan. 29, 1986 (Wed) Closed for 1 minute of silence in honor of Challenger space shuttle disaster, 7 crew members dead.
Sept. 27, 1985 (Fri) Market closed due to Hurricane Gloria.
Oct. 13, 1983 (Thu) Trading halted from 2:51 to 3:30 pm due to technical malfunction of low speed ticker.
Dec. 28, 1982 (Tue) Market closed between 10:25 and 11:00 am due to small fire.
Sept. 16, 1981 (Wed) Trading halted from 12:26 to 12:45 due to fire alarm malfunction.
Sept. 9, 1981 (Wed) Market closed at 3:28 p.m. due to Con Edison power failure in lower Manhattan.
Mar. 30, 1981 (Mon) Market closed at 3:17 pm due to assassination attempt on President Reagan.
Dec. 30, 1980 (Tue) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of James Crane Kellogg III, former NYSE chairman.
Oct. 13, 1980 (Mon) Market closed between 11:11 am and 12:05 pm because of computer malfunction.
Dec. 13, 1979 (Thu) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of Robert L. Stott, former NYSE chairman.
Feb. 7, 1978 (Tue) Opened at 11:00 am due to snow storm.
Feb. 6, 1978 (Mon) Floor closed at 2:00 pm due to snow storm.
Jan. 20, 1978 (Fri) Opened 12:00 due to snow storm.
Dec. 12, 1977 (Mon) Trading halted 1:35 to 2:00 pm - computer failure.
July 14, 1977 (Thu) Closed due to blackout in New York.
Mar. 1, 1977 (Tue) Floor closed 10:24 am due to fire on moving ramp between trading floor and Blue Room. Reopened 11:45 am.
Feb. 24, 1977 (Thu) Trading halt for 1 minute at 11:00 am in memory of John A. Coleman, former NYSE chairman.
Nov. 4, 1976 (Thu) Closed for 1 minute of silence in memory of Gustave L. Levy, former NYSE chairman.
Aug. 9, 1976 (Mon) Floor closed 3:00 pm. Hurricane watch.
June 8, 1976 (Tue) Opening delayed due to fire drill.
Feb. 2, 1976 (Mon) Opened at 11:15. Delayed due to storm.
Dec. 24, 1975 (Wed) Floor closed at 2:00 pm - Christmas Eve.
Apr. 9, 1975 (Wed) Computer failure 10:09, trading resumed 10:35 am. Trading halted 26 minutes.
Feb. 12, 1975 (Wed) Floor closed 2:30 pm due to snow storm.
Feb. 7, 1975 (Fri) Computer failure - trading halted 10:24, resumed 11:00.
Jan. 15, 1975 (Wed) Computer stopped at 1:24, resumed at 1:45. Trading halted 21 minutes.
Jan. 7, 1975 (Tue) Computer stopped at 10:07, resumed at 10:50. Trading halted 43 minutes.
Dec. 24, 1974 (Tue) Closed at 2:00 pm - Christmas Eve.
Nov. 22, 1974 (Fri) Opening delayed until 10:15 due to fire drill.
Oct. 15, 1974 (Wed) Ticker down at 11:37. Trading halted at approximately 11:46 and resumed 12:22 pm.
Apr. 10, 1974 (Wed) Trading halted 11:09 - 11:35 am due to computer malfunction.
Jan. 16, 1974 (Wed) Opened 10:15 - Merrill Lynch had computer trouble.
Dec. 17, 1973 (Mon) Opened 11:00 am due to ice storm.
Jan. 25, 1973 (Thu) Closed for funeral of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Dec. 28, 1972 (Thu) Closed. Funeral of former President Harry S. Truman.
Sept. 29, 1969-May 1, 1970 (Mon-Fri) 3:00 pm closing - Paperwork Crisis. Normal hours (10:00-3:30) resumed May 4, 1970.
Sept. 3, 1969 (Wed) Closed 12:35 - 1:05 due to power failure.
July 21, 1969 (Mon) Closed - National Day of Participation for the lunar exploration.
July 7-Sept. 26, 1969 (Mon-Fri) 2:30 pm closing - Paperwork Crisis.
June 2, 1969 (Mon) Opened 10:45. Delays due to storm.
Mar. 31, 1969 (Mon) Closed. Funeral of former President Eisenhower.
Mar. 28, 1969 (Fri) Closed from 1:30 to 1:32 pm in memory of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Feb. 11, 1969 (Tue) Opened 11:00 am - heavy snow.
Feb. 10, 1969 (Mon) Closed all day - heavy snow.
Jan. 2-July 3, 1969 (Thu-Thu) Five day week resumed, but with curtailed hours: 2:00 pm closing - Paperwork Crisis.
July 5, 1968 (Fri) Day after Independence Day.
June 12-Dec. 31, 1968 (Wed-Tue) Five day week resumed, but with curtailed hours: 2:00pm closing - Paperwork Crisis