The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq will participate in the national day of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9 by closing their markets.

U.S. equities and options markets will be closed on Jan. 9 as the country observes a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100.

The New York Stock Exchange holds a minute of silence for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter:: December 30, 2024:: New YorkCarter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work,