NewsWatch: Is the stock market open on Christmas Eve? New Year’s Eve? Here are the upcoming holiday trading hours.

U.S. markets will close on Friday Dec. 24 or Christmas Eve because the holiday falls on a Saturday, but equity markets will be open on Dec. 31.

U.S. markets will close on Friday Dec. 24 or Christmas Eve because the holiday falls on a Saturday, but equity markets will be open on Dec. 31.