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What are IG’s Christmas trading hours?

Our helpdesk is closed from 8am Sunday 25 December until 8am Monday 26 December, and from 8am 1 January until 7am 2 January.

During the festive period there will be some changes to our normal opening hours*. All times listed are in AEDT.

Saturday 24 December FX & 24 hour indices close 9am. No weekend trading
Sunday 25 December All markets closed. No weekend trading
Monday 26 December All markets closed. No weekend trading
Tuesday 27 December FX reopens at 8am, and our out-of-hours markets open at 10am. UK, Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed
Wednesday 28 December Normal Trading
Thursday 29 December Normal Trading
Friday 30 December Normal Trading
Saturday 31 December FX & 24 hour indices close 9am. No weekend trading.
Sunday 1 January All markets closed. No weekend trading
Monday 2 January European shares & indices open. FX reopens at 8am
Tuesday 3 January Our out-of-hours markets open at 10am. Japanese markets are closed. Normal trading hours resume in other markets
Wednesday 4 January Normal Trading

*This information is intended for guidance only and is subject to change.

The following tables list the opening hours of our most popular markets over the coming month:

  • Indices
  • Shares
  • Commodities
  • Interest rates
  • FX and Cryptos
  • Options and Digital 100s

Market Friday 23 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
FTSE® 100

Early close, quoted out-of-hours

Closed

Closed, quoted out-of-hours

Early close, quoted out-of-hours

Closed

Normal hours (opens 10am)

Wall Street
US 500
US Tech 100

US Russell 2000
FANG index

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours (opens 10am)
Germany 40 Normal hours Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours Open 11.15am-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
France 40 Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours Open 6pm-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
EU Stocks 50 Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Open 11.15am-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Italy 40 Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours Normal hours Open 6pm-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Netherlands 25 Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours Normal hours Open 6pm-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Spain 35 Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours Open 6pm-6am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Sweden 30

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours

Closed, quoted out-of-hours Open 7pm-3.25am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Switzerland Blue Chip Normal hours Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours

Open 6pm-8am Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Japan 225

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours

Closed Normal hours (opens 10am)
Hong Kong HS50 Normal hours

Closed

Closed, quoted out-of-hours

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Hong Kong Tech Index Normal hours Closed Closed, quoted out-of-hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
China H-Shares Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Australia 200 Normal hours

Closed

Closed, quoted out-of-hours

Normal hours

Closed

Normal hours (opens 09:50am)
Singapore Blue Chip Normal hours Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours

Closed Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
South Africa 40 Early close, quoted out-of-hours Closed

Normal hours

Normal hours

Closed Normal hours (opens 10:02am)
Volatility Index Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours (opens 10am)

Market Friday 23 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
US Shares Open Closed Open Open Closed Open
AU shares Open Closed Closed Open Closed Open
Japanese shares Open Closed Open Open Closed Closed
Hong Kong shares Open Closed Closed Open Closed Open
German shares Open Closed Open Open Open Open
Spanish/French shares Open Closed Open Open Open Open
UK Shares Early close at 11.30pm Closed Closed Early close at 11.30pm Closed Open

Market Friday 23 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
US energies Open Closed Open Normal close Closed Open
UK energies Early close 7am, next day Closed UK Nat Gas closed Early close 7am, next day Closed Open
US metals Open Closed Open

Normal close

Closed Open
US CBOT Commodities Open Closed Open Normal close Closed Open
US NYBOT Commodities Open Closed Open Normal close Closed Open
UK Commodities Early close at 11.23pm Closed Closed Normal close Closed Open

Market Friday 23 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
US rates Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours
UK rates Early close 11.15pm Closed Closed Early close 11.15pm Closed Normal hours
European rates Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Open Normal hours

Market Friday 23 Dec Saturday 24 Dec Sunday 25 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Saturday 31 Dec Sunday 1 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
FX Pairs Open N/A N/A Closed Open Open N/A N/A Open Open
FX Pairs (MT4) Open N/A N/A Closed Open Open N/A N/A Open Open
FX Metals Open N/A N/A Closed Open Open N/A N/A Closed Open
Cryptocurrencies Open Closed Closed Closed Open Open Closed Closed Open Open

Market Friday 23 Dec Monday 26 Dec Tuesday 27 Dec Friday 30 Dec Monday 2 Jan Tuesday 3 Jan
Options Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours
Digital 100s Normal hours Closed Normal hours Normal hours Closed Normal hours

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

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