With stocks trading near record highs, traders have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. On the day after Thanksgiving, stock-trading volumes are typically half of the level of a standard trading session. The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will close at 1 p.

Eastern time on Friday, while the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends a 2 p. Eastern closure for bond markets.

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Sifma also recommended that markets close on Thursday. There was no U. And futures exchange operator CME Group mandates an early close of 1: Eastern for its energy and metals trading businesses that day. Eastern on Friday, while lumber trading wraps up at 1 p.

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