Stock market closures are rare outside of regular holidays. Other events that closed the market include Hurricane Sandy and the September 11 attacks.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will be eulogized at a state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral and later by private family services and interment in Plains, Georgia.

US stock markets remained closed on Thursday, January 9, to observe a National Day of Mourning for former president Jimmy Carter. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq announced the suspension of trading activities on January 9. The New York bourse will also fly the US national flag at half-staff throughout the mourning period.