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U.S. financial markets will adjust trading hours over the Christmas holiday, marking a brief pause in what has been an eventful year for Wall Street.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, December 25. The bond market will follow a similar schedule, with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association announcing a 2 p.m. ET close on Christmas Eve.

The adjusted schedule affects a wide range of market participants, from institutional investors to retail traders. Regular trading will resume on Thursday, December 26, giving market participants time to position themselves ahead of the final trading week of the year.

at the same time, SPDR S&P 500 Index spy Year-to-date returns for companies tracking the S&P 500 have climbed 27.35%, while Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQIt represents a rise of 29.41% for the Nasdaq Index.

When traditional markets pause, Bitcoin Bitcoin/USD, Ethereum Ethereum/USD, Dogecoin Dogecoin/USDand other cryptocurrencies will continue to trade uninterrupted on global exchanges, demonstrating the unique 24/7 accessibility of digital asset markets.

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Looking ahead, investors should note that while the stock market will maintain regular trading hours on New Year’s Eve, the bond market will close early on December 31 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. .

Asian markets have varying schedules as they close for the holidays. The Hong Kong exchange will shorten trading hours around Christmas, while the Shanghai and Tokyo stock exchanges will continue to trade normally during this period.

Major U.S. financial institutions, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co.and Citigroupwill close its branches on Christmas Day to coincide with market holiday arrangements.

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