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U.S. Stock Markets Were Open on Veterans Day; SIFMA Recommended Bond Close
NYSE's core session ran from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Firms decided whether their fixed-income desks stayed open.

U.S. stock markets were open Wednesday for Veterans Day, while SIFMA recommended a full fixed-income market close across the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq followed their regular equity schedules on Nov. 11. The NYSE's core trading session ran from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
SIFMA's recommendation covered U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income trading in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan, including government securities, corporate and municipal bonds, and some money-market instruments. Each firm decides whether its fixed-income departments stay open.