For the past two decades, the S&P 500 has averaged a 0.7% gain during Thanksgiving week and a 0.2% gain in the Wednesday and Friday sessions surrounding the holiday.Here’s what investors should know about trading hours on Turkey Day.

The Cboe Skew Index, which measures options traders’ demand for tail-risk hedges, has risen sharply since Nov. 12, when it touched a post-election low. The index closed above 167 on Monday, its highest reading in more than two months, according to LSEG data.

European shares ticked up along with the dollar on Thursday after both fell the previous day, while Asian stocks slipped, as trading volumes thinned ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Europe's continent-wide Stoxx 600 index rose 0.

The stock market will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and only be open between 9.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Black Friday. While some investors' thoughts will already be turning to turkeys and pumpkin pies,

Dating back a century, the week of Thanksgiving and the stretch through New Year’s tends to be positive for stocks.

Key Takeaways The New York Stock Exchange and bond market will close on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.These markets also have a number of early closures—1 p.m. for the New York Stock Exchange and 2 p.

Here's a bit of history about Thanksgiving and traditions surrounding the holiday. The first Thanksgiving Day "celebration" is said to have taken place in 1621, the History Channel reports. The story,