US stocks rise in their return from the Juneteenth holiday https://t.co/1zKS4rP0uU
Under the hot sun of a June day, a few blocks in the Rondo neighborhood celebrated Juneteenth with a mix of remembering painful history and a celebration of resiliency. https://t.co/cYg8eqr6rq
Texas African American Museum hosts 4th annual Juneteenth festival https://t.co/ODcqwJJ467
U.S. equity and bond markets are closed on Thursday, 19 June, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Banks and most federal offices are also shut, though major retailers including Walmart, Costco and Target plan to operate on normal schedules. The closure marks the fifth year Juneteenth has been celebrated as a federal holiday, after legislation signed in 2021 made 19 June a legal public holiday across the country. While government services pause, most private businesses continue to trade, reflecting the still-evolving treatment of the day by states and corporations. Trading will resume on Friday, 20 June, with investors facing a compressed timetable for the quarterly expiration of stock options, index futures and other equity derivatives—an event known as triple witching. It is the first time since 2000 that the expiry has fallen immediately after a mid-week market holiday, leaving market participants one fewer day to adjust positions.
