Posted 11/8/2023, 4:40:51 PM
Markets and Banks Closed Saturday for Veterans Day; Federal Employees Off Friday
- Veterans Day falls on a Saturday this year
- Stock markets are closed on Veterans Day
- Markets are open as usual the day before, on Friday
- Bond markets also observe regular hours around the holiday
- Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day
- It marked the end of WWI hostilities in 1918
- The holiday was later broadened to honor all war veterans
- Veterans Day always falls on November 11
- Federal employees get Friday off this year
- Most banks will observe the holiday on Saturday
- No mail delivery on Saturday