Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open on Martin Luther King Jr., Day this year.

Apart from the USA, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in other countries, such as Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands.

As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,