The S&P 500's return since Election Day has fallen to just around 0.5%. If that holds through Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, it will mark the worst performance for the broad index between an election and inauguration since Barack Obama came into the White House in 2009.

Volatility in U.K. asset prices evokes memories of the 2022 market meltdown.

Stock market closures are rare outside of regular holidays. Other events that closed the market include Hurricane Sandy and the September 11 attacks.

Bond markets will be open, but for reduced hours, closing early at 2 p.m. ET, according to a recommendation from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Carter's remains will be taken to the Washington National Cathedral in Washington,

Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday as Wall Street remained closed to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter. The U.S. stock market was closed Thursday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for Carter who died at the age of 100 late last month.

The New York Stock Exchange is closed today in observance of the National Day of Mourning in recognition of the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. "Jimmy Carter, with humble roots as a farmer and family man,