Is the Stock Market Open for Boxing Day? Here Are the Trading Hours—and the Meaning Behind the Name.

Investors looking for a festive bargain in the stock market might be disappointed Monday.

Many international markets are closed for Boxing Day, which always falls on Dec. 26 and is a public holiday in the U.K. and its former colonies Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Africa. In the U.S., markets are also closed for a deferred Christmas holiday.