When the stock market will reopen following Juneteenth federal holiday
June 19, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ETIf you were planning to trade some securities on the American stock exchanges on June 19, you'll have to wait due to Juneteenth.Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the last slaves in the United States were freed.Specifically, Juneteenth acknowledges when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and Union forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the Texans there that previously enslaved Black Americans were now free.Juneteenth also honors the on-going fight for civil rights in the United States.Here's what you need to...