Holiday Trading Schedule for May 2026

Labour Day closes European indices on May 1 and Memorial Day cuts US equities short on May 25, two separate long-weekend pauses that shift session boundaries for every DAX40, S&P500, and metals trader. This post gives you the exact close times and reopening schedules for both holidays so you can square positions before liquidity drops. We cover the Labour Day calendar for European and Asian indices, the Memorial Day calendar for US and UK benchmarks, and the one instrument group that trades normally through both days.

Labour Day

Date	Event	Schedule changes
May 1, 2026	Labour Day	DAX40, CAC40, EuroStoxx50, HK50, IBEX35, N25, pricing off FTSE100, early close 23:00
May 4, 2026	Post-holiday reopening	DAX40, EuroStoxx50, late open 03:15 CAC40, late open 09:00 HK50, late open 04:15 FTSE100, XALUSD, pricing off
May 5, 2026	Post-holiday reopening	FTSE100, late open 03:00

Memorial Day

Date	Event	Schedule changes
May 22, 2026	Pre-Memorial Day	FTSE100, early close 23:00 HK50, early close 22:00
May 25, 2026	Memorial Day	S&P500, Nasdaq100, DowJones30, Nikkei225, Russell2000, early close 20:00 DAX40, CAC40, EuroStoxx50, early close 23:00 Metals, WTI, early close 21:30 Brent, early close 20:30 NGAS, early close 21:15 HK50, FTSE100, XALUSD, CFD Shares US, pricing off
May 26, 2026	Post-Memorial Day reopening	HK50, late open 04:15 FTSE100, late open 03:00

Two long weekends, two re-entries, keep these dates on your calendar and decide ahead of time how you'll manage open positions through the closed sessions. We'll see you back at the desk.