US Stock Market Open Or Closed On Monday: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Weekly Outlook For October 19-23

The US stock market will be heavily driven by major large-cap quarterly earnings reports during the trading week from October 19 to October 23rd. Some of these include META, Tesla, SpaceX, Netflix, American Airlines and mega-defence companies. Last week, Wall Street closed on a mixed note, with the Nasdaq Composite falling by more than 1,200 points and the S&P 500 index down by 2%. Dow Jones was the only index in green. However, with a host of festive holidays around the corner, is the US stock market open on Monday, October 19, 2026?

US Stock Market Open Or Closed On Monday, October 19, 2026

This year, there are no special holidays in the month of October 2026, apart from their usual weekend shutdown, as per the NYSE holidays list. However, the next major holiday for Wall Street is Thanksgiving Day, which will be celebrated on November 26, 2026. Till then, there are no special trading holidays for the American market.

Hence, trading in Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures will remain open at their normal timings on Monday, October 19, 2026.

US Stock Market Weekly Performance:

The Dow Jones fell by 175.28 points or 0.34% to 52,002.41 after Warsh's speech at IMF Bangkok meeting. Still, Dow Jones managed to end in positive during the trading week from October 12-16, with 237.09 points gains or 0.5%.

On the contrary, the tech-heavy index, Nasdaq Composite crashed the most. The index nosedived by 573 points or 2.14% to close at 26,140.03 on October 16, extending its weekly loss to 1,212.48 points or 4.4%.

Meanwhile, S&P 500 index slipped by 84.62 points or 1.09% to end at 7,659.44. For the overall week, the index crashed by 153.60 points or 1.97%.

During his speech, Warsh specifically avoided giving any clear guidance on FOMC's next rates decision. The Fed are going to declare their bi-monthly monetary policy in the end of this month.

He shed light on rising energy prices, persistent inflation and higher borrowing costs that create unprecedent uncertainty on the overall global economy. However, he was also optimistic of US economy's growth ahead and believes artificial intelligence (AI) to become a major driving factor for future growth.

Also, last week, the US CPI inflation was released, with the consumer price index soaring to 3.7% in September 2026, higher than the market estimate of 3.6%. Inflation surged from 3.4% in the previous month. The reason is the sharp spike in energy prices, with gasoline rising by 34.2% YoY and fuel oil prices increasing by 74.2% YoY. The annual core inflation rate stood at 0.3%.

US Stock Market Weekly Outlook For October 19-23:

As per Ponmudi R, CEO - Enrich Money, Brent crude ended the week close to the $110 per barrel, while WTI crude ended near the $99-per-barrel. Ongoing geopolitical tensions and the risk of prolonged and further disruptions to energy supplies have kept the risk premium in crude oil prices elevated. Although oil prices eased marginally at points during the session amid discussions surrounding possible changes to US sanctions policy, the broader supply outlook remains uncertain.

Key Releases Scheduled This Week

Monday, October 19, 2026

Only corporate earnings report will be released on Monday. These include Fifth Third Bancorp FITB and Zions Bancorporation ZION.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Among economic releases, watch out for - September New Residential Construction report, Preliminary Building Permits and Housing Starts.

On Tuesday, major quarterly results will be announced by behemoths like SpaceX (SPCX), Netflix (NFLX), GE Aerospace (GE), RTX (RTX), General Motors (GM) and United Airlines (UAL).

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday will be flooded with large-cap earnings of AT&T T, United Airlines UAL, Lam Research (LRCX), Texas Instruments (TXN), Kinder Morgan KMI, Meta Platforms META, and Tesla TSLA.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

On Thursday, companies like Spotify (SPOT), Procter & Gamble (PG), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Honeywell (HON), American Airlines (AAL) and Comcast (CMCSA) will be scheduled to declare their Q2 results.

Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims and September Leading Indicators reports will be released.

Friday, October 23, 2026

October Purchasing Managers Index Composite will be released.

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