The three major Chinese exchanges—Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing—have officially announced the market closure timetable for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. Trading will be suspended from Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27, with normal operations resuming on Monday, September 28. A second closure period is slated for Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 7, followed by a return to regular trading on Thursday, October 8. Additionally, markets will observe their standard weekend closures on Sunday, September 20 and Saturday, October 10.
The Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges have also released the corresponding schedule for the Stock Connect trading window. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Hong Kong Stock Connect service will be unavailable from Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, resuming on Monday, September 28. For the National Day holiday, the service will be paused from Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 7, with operations restarting on Thursday, October 8. The weekend closures on September 20 and October 10 will also apply to Stock Connect trading. All clearing and settlement procedures for Stock Connect transactions will follow the arrangements set by the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

