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Yes—the U.S. stock and bond markets are both open today, December 24, although trading hours have been cut down. The stock ...

The stock market wraps up the year Tuesday with a regular trading session in the U.S, though some other stock markets including London's will close early. The U.S. bond market will also close early.

The FTSE 100 index opened down 23.47 points, 0.3%, at 8,226.19. The FTSE 250 was down 79.56 points, 0.4%, at 20,533.09, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.37 points, 0.2%, at 727.22.

The FTSE 100 index opened down 17.45 points, 0.2%, at 8,206.53. The FTSE 250 was up 36.75 points, 0.2%, at 20,628.15, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.42 points, 0.2%, at 726.82.

The stock market has historically been a critical building block in the growth of household wealth and corporate funding. Stocks are bought and sold during specified hours on exchanges.

The U.S. stock markets don't often close, but there's a holiday coming up and a Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter after that.

But the Christmas holiday is here to put an end to that theory. Here’s what investors should know about trading hours. Is the ...