How will exchanges work during Easter 2024?

This year, 2024, the celebration of Catholic Easter falls on Sunday, March 31st. How will exchanges work on holidays and pre-holidays?

Although the holiday itself traditionally falls on a Sunday, traders may experience a change in trading on Thursday, March 28 and Monday, April 1.

March 28, 2024 (Maundy Thursday) – early closure or absence of trading is expected on stock exchanges in the following countries - Argentina, Venezuela, Denmark, Iceland, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Sweden.

This will lead to a drop in liquidity for some assets, especially if they are directly related to the above-mentioned countries.

March 29, 2024 (Good Friday) – almost all global stock exchanges are closed, and trading in assets such as securities, indices, energy resources, and metals is not conducted.

will continue as usual with most exchange brokers

April 1, 2024 (Easter) is a public holiday, and many stock exchanges are closed. Some brokers may also have restrictions on trading energy and metals. This is a highly individual matter; please check your brokerage's trading hours.

Trading cryptocurrencies and classic currency pairs is possible without restrictions.

April 2, 2024 is a regular business day, trading of all assets will be carried out as usual.

While some assets will be available for trading during the Easter 2024 holidays, there may be a significant reduction in liquidity, leading to wider spreads.

Therefore, monitor this indicator; for convenience, you can use the spread indicator .