US stock market holiday: Here's why Wall Street is closed on July 3

US stock markets are closed on Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of Independence Day, with trading resuming on Monday, July 6. The US nonfarm payrolls report showed only 57,000 jobs added in June, well below the 110,000 expected, leading to eased rate hike expectations — markets now price in a 25-basis-point hike only by December instead of October. The Dow Jones hit a record closing high of 52,900.07, up 1.14%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.80% on chipmaker weakness and the S&P 500 ended largely flat.