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During the festive period, our helpdesk is closed on Christmas and New Year's Day. There'll also be some changes to our normal trading hours, as follows:

We've tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it's intended for guidance only and is subject to change.

What are our festive season trading hours?

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Date	Market hours (Dubai time)
Wednesday 24 December 2025	European indices closed UK half day, closes 4.30pm US Shares close early at 10pm Early close early at 10.05 pm for Cotton, Arabica Coffee, New York Cocoa, Lumber, Orange Juice and Grains VIX, US indices, Rates, Bonds and Livestock close early at 10:15 pm US Energies and Metals close early at 10.45 pm
Thursdsy 25 December 2025	All markets are closed
Friday 26 December 2025	FX markets reopen at 1am Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 3am UK markets are closed (except for Brent Crude, ICE WTI, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil which will follow regular hours) Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed. European indices are closed and will be quoted out-of-hours NY Coffee, NY Cocoa, NY Sugar and Cotton open late at 4.30pm Grains and livestock reopen at 6.30pm
Wednesday 31 December 2025	UK equities close early at 4.30pm Gilts and 3m-SONIA stop trading at 4.15pm The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 4.50pm Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at midnight UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 9pm London Cocoa closes at 8.55pm, Robusta Coffee at 9.30pm, and London Sugar at 10pm
Thursday 1 January 2026	All markets are closed
Friday 2 January 2026	Japanese markets are closed FX markets reopen at 1am Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 3am Grains open at 6.30pm Normal trading hours resume in other markets
Saturday 3 January 2026	Japanese markets are closed

What are our festive season trading hours?

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