Stock Market Holidays 2013: When the Exchanges Are Shuttered, and When They Close Early

The global economy is a perpetual motion machine, but U.S. stock exchanges do take breaks: Memorial Day is one of nine holidays on which the markets are shuttered (in addition to the weekends).

Here's the complete list of stock exchange closing for 2013:

New Year's Day	Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Presidents Day	Monday, Feb. 18, 2013
Good Friday	Friday, March 29, 2013
Memorial Day	Monday, May 27, 2013
Independence Day	Thursday, July 4, 2013
Labor Day	Monday, Sept. 2, 2013
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013
Christmas	Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013

In addition, markets close early at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3, Friday, November 29, and Tuesday, December 24.