How will the US Independence holiday affect trading hours

Our trading hours for this bank holiday in 2025 are as follows, all listed in UAE time:

Thursday 3 July 2025

▶ US equities close early at 9:00pm. All Sessions shares will be available to trade until 1:00am (next day)

▶ US index futures close early at 9:15pm. Out-of-hours (OOH) pricing will be available from 9:15pm to midnight. Futures reopen at 2:00am (next day)

▶ VIX futures close early at 9:15pm and reopen at 2:00am (next day)

▶ European indices will close at midnight and reopen at 2:00am (next day)

Friday 4 July 2025

▶ US equities and soft commodities are closed

▶ US index futures close early at 9:00pm. Out-of-hours (OOH) pricing will be available from 9:00pm to midnight

▶ Brent Crude, UK Natural Gas, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil futures close early at 9:30pm

▶ US interest rates close early at 9:00pm

▶ US energies and metals close early at 9:00pm

▶ London Sugar closes early at 8:00pm

▶ VIX futures close early at 7:30pm

▶ European indices will close at midnight

Monday 7 July 2025

▶ Cotton opens late at 4:00pm

▶ Grains open late at 5:30pm

Business as usual for LBMA Gold Fix orders.

 

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